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
Audrey and Her Bilateral OrthoPets Above Tarsus Prosthetic Devices (Dog Above Ankle Prosthetic Devices)
Audrey before she received her devices Audrey is approximately 1.5 year old spayed female American Staffordshire Terrier who was found in an abandoned house with both of her hindlimbs severed at the tarsi (ankles). To make matters slightly more complicated, her...
Brycen and His OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog Knee Brace)
Brycen is a 4-year-old, 160lb, neutered male Great Dane from Washington state. He was diagnosed with a partial cranial cruciate ligament (CCL/ACL) tear in his right pelvic limb in late September 2020. History for Brycen includes acute onset right hind limb lameness in...
Cowboy and His OrthoPets Tarsus Device (Dog Ankle Brace)
Cowboy is an Australian Cattle Dog, who presented to Dr. Gilmore at Karnes City Veterinary Hospital in Texas early last year with a left tarsal (ankle) luxation. Cowboy suffered from acute worsening of an intermittent lameness in his left pelvic limb, and radiographs...
Dondi and His OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog Knee Brace)
Dondi is a 9-year-old, 129lb, neutered male Cane Corso from California. He was diagnosed with CCL (ACL) disease with a history of suspected bilateral (two limbs) CCL tears. He has done very well with rehabilitation and weight management. As Dondi has gotten older and...
Athena and Her OrthoPets Below Tarsus Prosthetic Device (Dog Below Ankle Prosthetic Device)
When Athena was adopted, her new owner brought her to see our Partner in Florida, Dr. Block. Athena had an apparent congenital partial amputation of the left hindlimb below the tarsus (ankle), and Dr Block prescribed a custom prosthetic device (dog fake leg) for her....
Kobi and His Bilateral OrthoPets Stifle Devices (Dog Knee Braces)
Kobi is a 2 year and 10 month old, neutered male, German Shepherd Dog/Labrador Retriever Mix. He presented to his veterinarian acutely non-weight bearing in late 2019, and was diagnosed with a torn Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL/ACL) in his right pelvic limb. Kobi’s...
Lucy and Her OrthoPets Tarsus Device (Dog Ankle Brace)
Lucy and her best friend Murphy Lucy is an approximately 10-year-old, spayed female Beagle, who presented to Dr. Michelotti at Centre Animal Hospital with a gastrocnemius rupture at the musculotendinous junction. Dr Michelotti prescribed a custom OrthoPets tarsal...
Melba and Her OrthoPets Stifle Device (Dog Knee Brace)
Melba is a fourteen year-old, spayed female, Australian Shepherd. She was diagnosed with a torn right, cranial cruciate ligament (CCL/ACL) in October 2019. Melba has a very unique gait pattern where she walks with her right leg under her midline. She has a history of...
Larry the Alpaca and His OrthoPets Fetlock Hoof Device (Alpaca Wrist Device)
Larry is an 11 year old MC Alpaca who developed digital pad necrosis and underwent amputation of the medial digit on the left forelimb. He was also born with angular limb deformity and significant valgus of the fetlocks. His case presented to OrthoPets medial support...
Callie and Her Stifle Device (Dog Knee Brace)
Callie is a 9 year-old, 74 lb., spayed female, Golden Retriever from Florida. She was diagnosed with a CCL (ACL) rupture in her left stifle (knee). Callie has a history is multiple lipomas, a low-grade sarcoma and lipoma removed from her right hind caudal/proximal...
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...