Contact Me

I am always interested in hearing about dogs' experiences with joint injuries. Write and tell me your dog's story.

If you have specific questions about your dog, before writing me please first read all related pages on this website including the FAQ page. If the answers to your questions are not found or not clear to you, write with your questions. Please don't write to ask questions if you have not bothered to read the website first.

If you write with a question about your dog, please give all the information in your email that is requested below. All emails must pass my P.A. Natasha's scrutiny before getting to me. Natasha has no sympathy for people who do not include the dog's name, age, weight, etc and a fully detailed description of the problem and the history of the problem. If you do not include the necessary information in your email, she will reply to your email telling you to write again with the required information if you want your email to get to me.

-- In your email please state your dog's name, age, breed, weight, gender, general physical condition & health.

-- What is the history of the problem? What are the symptoms? When did symptoms first begin? What has happened since then? Has there been a diagnosis by a vet? Has there been activity restriction? Improvement or worsening of symptoms? Setbacks/ Re-injuries?

-- Current condition? Limping? Holding up the leg?

-- Are you treating the joint problem with any drugs or therapies?

-- Are there any other health problems? How are they being treated?

---- Please give a complete description of the situation. Be as accurate as possible about time periods and other details. Don't worry about your email being long. I would much rather read a long email than give a flawed answer to an incomplete description.

Before you write, please be sure your email system will accept a reply from us. If you do not receive a reply it may be that you have written via the system of an employer or other entity which has blocked the response.

---- If you disagree with something you have seen on the website, I would be interested to hear from you about that.

---- Emails are usually answered within 2 or 3 days. On rare occasions emails are somehow lost in cyberspace. Either I or one of my assistants answer all emails, so if you don't get a response, write again.

My name is Max

My address is:

tigdog98@gmail.com

Credentials? Biographical Info? Who is this Max guy anyway?

The tiggerpoz website is provided anonymously, pro bono, as a source of information about dog stifle ACL / CCL ligament injuries.

Most dogs can recover from these injuries without surgery. Some dogs will need surgery. But there is no doubt that surgery is hugely over-recommended and very many unneeded and potentially harmful surgeries are done. That is why this website is here. Because dogs are very often put thru risky surgeries they don't need, I felt that I ought to create the tiggerpoz website to inform and warn others. People love their dogs and they trust the vet profession. When those facts are combined with high-profit surgical procedures and lax oversight, human greed ensures there will be corruption.

---- I wish I could say "Trust your vet." But while there are trustworthy vets, there are also vets who are not trustworthy. And there are vets who are not adequately competent. Dogs need their people to be skeptical and cautious in making medical decisions.

I recommend that you see for yourself if your dog can re-stabilize the injured joint if activity is restricted properly. If activity is carefully restricted and their people are cautious and have patience, most dogs will re-stabilize the joint. If not, surgery will still be available as an option.

Tigger