Ginger,
a golden retriever, was adopted at 8 weeks old along 
with
her littermate Wilson. At 4 months old, Ginger was struggling to
keep up with her brother and over the next 2 months began to have trouble
going up the stairs. At 6 months, she was diagnosed with hip
dysplasia and underwent a triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO) on her right
hip. We were instructed to utilize a bath towel to support her
surgically repaired hip. It was extremely difficult to control an
excitable puppy with a bath towel. Nevertheless, she recovered and
was a happy dog again.
She
enjoyed playing with Wilson, hiking, swimming and all activities dogs
love. She would occasionally limp after playing hard, but would be
fine after a few days.
In
time, her occasional limp became a constant limp and seemed to worsen even
after weeks of inactivity. This time she was diagnosed with a
luxating patella on her back left leg and surgery was performed once
again. After surgery a sling was provided, which was better than a
towel; however, we were still unable to control Ginger. Her front legs were strong and she frequently wanted to run and jump, or dash down the
stairs. It was difficult to give her adequate support and
restraint for her recovery. We decided we needed a way to
connect a support sling to her collar and the GingerLead was born.
Ginger
rehabbing with an early prototype after patellar luxation surgery
