Meet a few of our happy clients
from all around the world.
Stifle Orthoses
Sterling and her OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog knee brace)
When our 10 year old Siberian Husky, Sterling, started limping on her hind leg, we were devastated and saddened knowing she was in terrible pain. After spending $1,000 on veterinary bills while trying to get answers, we reached out to OrthoPets to see if they could...
Shia and her OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog knee brace)
I want to sincerely thank OrthoPets for their amazing work and expertise with animal orthotics. My 6 yo Carolina Dog, Shia, suffered a partial CCL tear after some play. I was advised to proceed with surgery. After reviewing studies and alternative options, I decided...
Levi and his OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog knee brace)
Hello LiLen and all of the wonderful OrthoPets team, I spoke to Lilen this morning about my dog Levi who two years ago was suffering from a cruciate tear in his left rear leg. OrthoPets fitted him with a stifle brace and the whole process was so positive. At that time...
Jasmine and her OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog knee brace)
Martin, Amy, Dr. Patsy, and OrthoPets staff, On behalf of our family and Jasmine, we would like to thank you so much for all you have done for our 7 year old German Short-haired pointer. Jasmine keeps improving daily. When she tore her ACL we really didn’t want to do...
Merlin and his OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog knee brace)
Jake and his OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog knee brace)
Codi and his OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog knee brace)
Theo – NYC and his OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog knee brace)
Theo is a 13 year old golden with bad arthritis in his left back knee (he will turn 14 on Sept 9). Without the brace he has a very noticeable limp, he is doing very well with the brace.
Kimiko and his OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog knee brace)
I have 20 months old 68 kg tosa inu female. My Kimiko torn her ACL around 6 months ago and for the last 5 months, we have been using an OrthoPets stifle brace. I am Polish so I would like to apologize to everyone for my mistakes in English. I am also a veterinarian...
Riley and his OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog knee brace)
Dear ortho pets team, I have been meaning to send this email for quite sometime now, but what do you say to the people who gave your dog his life back? Riley was only 20 months old when he tore his CCL. I chose stem cells, rest and rehab over surgery, but keeping a...
Carpal Orthoses
Duke and his OrthoPets Carpus Device (Dog wrist brace)
Our American Mastiff, Duke, suffered a serious spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed initially on his left side. As he recovered he began to overuse his right carpus (wrist) and began to injure it. Our vet recommended a custom orthotic from OrthoPets. From our...
Keeper and his OrthoPets Carpus Device (Dog Front Leg Brace)
Dear OrthoPets, Just a quick note to tell you what a huge fan of OrthoPets I am!! When we first got the carpus brace for Keeper, we needed it right away following an unexpected follow-up surgery. OrthoPets team worked with me to get it delivered super fast. The...
Pretzel and his OrthoPets Carpus Brace (Dog wrist braces)
Pretzel and I wanted to thank all of the kind people at OrthoPets who have helped him regain mobility and enjoy pain-free exercise. Due to the unique shape of his legs (broken as a puppy), only a completely custom-made device would fit him. Within a week he had...
Dave and his OrthoPets Carpus Brace
Theo and his OrthoPets Prosthetic Device
This is my Golden Retriever, Theo. Theo is now almost 2 years old. He was born perfect, but, his left paw was inadvertently damaged during the process. Theo was given up for adoption. I was lucky enough to get him at only 28 days old. He started to grow big and strong...
Cooper and his OrthoPets Carpus Device (Dog wrist brace)
Hello Shawna, I work with a lot of search and rescue dogs and their handlers and blown ACL/CCLS are ridiculously common. Most of my colleagues bite the big bullet and pay for the surgery on their working dogs but for senior dogs or non-working dogs, your brace...
Willy and his OrthoPets Carpus Device (Dog wrist brace)
Dear Martin and Amy, I really can't say enough about your Company and the quality of service you offer. It is so unusual in this day and age to find a quality meticulous craftsman, in any trade. Your personal attention and wonderful braces are well worth the...
Scarlett and her OrthoPets Carpus Brace (Dog wrist brace)
Dear Martin: We are writing to whole-heartedly endorse your company, your products and you. As you know Scarlett, our 10-year old Weimaraner, ruptured her carpus tendon in June of 2007. After unsuccessful surgery to reconstruct her tendon she was left in a cast with...
Big and his OrthoPets Carpus Brace (Dog wrist brace)
I have to fill you in... We went for our first "walk" in over 2 months!! Big did so great. Two ~ half mile walks on our long driveway. Just a little redness at top of dewclaw, but I didn't restrict him, because he was so EXCITED. I am over the moon excited. He was so...
George and his OrthoPets Carpus Brace (Dog wrist brace)
Hi, It's me, George, swimming in my orthotic. Still have lots of snow but the river is open! My mom has worked me up to two hours of running in the snow. I absolutely love my orthotic and I sit like a good boy when mom puts it on. So far no problems, I do lick my...
Elbow Orthoses
Amos and His OrthoPets Tarsus Device (Dog Ankle Brace)
Amos is a 5-year-old, NM, Rat Terrier who presented to Dr. Bevan at Central Texas Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Hospital with acute onset right hind limb lameness and plantigrade stance after running in the yard. Amos was diagnosed with a complete Achilles...
Oliver and His OrthoPets Stifle Brace (Dog Knee Brace)
Oliver is an 11 year old, 76 pound, neutered male, Weimaraner Mix from New York who was diagnosed with a CCL (ACL) rupture on his right hindlimb. Other medical history for Oliver includes Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis in 2015 and Anaplasmosis about 3 years ago....
Kuno (UK Ministry of Defense) His OrthoPets Devices
You may recently have seen an article or two about Kuno, a 3 year old Belgian Malinois military working dog from the UK, who will be receiving the PDSA Dickin Medal for his service during a night raid in Afghanistan. During the raid, Kuno charged in, tackled the enemy...
Nahri and Her OrthoPets Chevy Prosthetic Device (Over the Back Hind Limb Prosthetic)
Nahri is a 1.5 year old domestic shorthair cat who was hit by a car as a kitten, receiving a traumatic fracture to metatarsus resulting in a left distal tibiotarsal amputation. She was also diagnosed with bilateral medial patellar luxations: Left grade 3/4, right...
Ace and His OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog Knee Brace)
Ace is an eleven year old, neutered male, German Shepherd Mix. He was diagnosed with a left, cranial cruciate ligament (ACL/CCL) tear in November 2019. Ace has a history of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer) which makes him not a great candidate for surgery....
Jessie and Her OrthoPets Tarsus Device (Dog Ankle Brace)
Jessie's original device and impression. Jessie, an eight year and eleven month old, Labrador Retriever, had a tarsal arthrodesis (ankle surgery) in April of 2018 following a diagnosis of Degenerative Joint Disease in her right tarsus (dog ankle). A year later, the...
Wilbur and His OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog Knee Brace)
Wilbur is a twelve year-old, ninety pound, neutered male, Labrador Retriever from Pennsylvania. He was diagnosed with a CCL (ACL) tear in his right stifle (knee) in February 2020. Previous history for Wilbur includes a surgical CCL repair for his left stifle in 2016...
Annie and Her OrthoPets Below Carpus Prosthetic Device (Below Wrist Prosthetic Device)
Annie is a one and a half year old Golden Retriever who was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around her left carpus (wrist) resulting in a left forelimb amputation. Annie’s owners scheduled a consult with an OrthoPets partner when Annie was still a puppy, around...
Sage and Her OrthoPets Carpus Device (Dog Wrist Brace)
Sage is a 7 year old, small mixed breed rescue dog who has congenital angular limb deformities of both front legs. Corrective surgery was performed several years ago, but the right front leg in particular continued to show changes and increased instability and...
Buckwheat and His OrthoPets Stifle Brace (Dog Knee Brace)
Buckwheat is a 65lb, 11-year-old, Border Collie mix from Oregon. Buckwheat has a chronic CCL (ACL) injury to his right stifle (knee). He has had a TTA (Tibial Tuberosity Advancement) performed in April 2019 where he had a very slow and challenging recovery with rapid...
Prostheses
Honey and her OrthoPets Prosthetic Leg
Samson and his OrthoPets Prosthetic Device
Samson (approximately 5 year old male neutered GSD) was being fostered by a rescue group when he was first brought to TheraVet Acres Rehabilitation and Fitness on 6/22/11 for an initial exam. His right hindlimb is slightly shorter due to his malformed distal limb...
Arlow and his OrthoPets Prosthetic Device
Theo and his OrthoPets Prosthetic Device
This is my Golden Retriever, Theo. Theo is now almost 2 years old. He was born perfect, but, his left paw was inadvertently damaged during the process. Theo was given up for adoption. I was lucky enough to get him at only 28 days old. He started to grow big and strong...
Tarsal Orthoses
Jane and her OrthoPets Tarsal Device (Dog Ankle Brace)
Jane is a 5-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer who was referred to OrthoPets because of a previous Achilles tendon rupture surgery that had failed. About one year post-operatively, Jane was out pheasant hunting with her owner and unfortunately reinjured herself....
Pirate, the PIG, and his OrthoPets Tarsus Device
Pirate, a Landrace cross pig, was rescued by a sanctuary in Canada. He had suffered either an unknown trauma or birth defect resulting in his tarsus being fused in a flexed position. Landrace pigs can grow to an estimated weight of 450-600 pounds for sows and 500-700...
Jonesy and his OrthoPets Tarsus Brace (Dog ankle brace)
When my boxer, Jonesy, severed his Achilles tendon on a machete that I inadvertently left out in the garden, I blamed myself for my carelessness. After it happened, I felt that his way of living as a very active, social dog was over. I rushed him into surgery and he...
Molly and her OrthoPets Tarsus Device (Dog ankle brace)
Our experience with OrthoPets has been flawless. Living in the Caribbean we assumed it would be difficult to get our disabled dog 'Molly' a proper fitting device, well it wasn't. We have a remarkable case worker named Shawna. She has consistently kept us informed,...
Cazzie and her OrthoPets Tarsus Devices (Dog ankle braces)
Martin, Martin, Martin, Where do I begin? You have given me my spirit and active lifestyle back! Let me start my story from the beginning. A hunter adopted me because I was named after my grandmother who had earned the honor of being one of the top 5 hunting dogs in...
Chico and her OrthoPets Tarsus Device (Dog ankle brace)
Hello OrthoPets, I just wanted to write and let you know how fantastic it has been since we got the brace for Chico's leg. She adapted to it extremely quickly and she has been to the beach and in the sea, things we never thought she would do again. I think the...