I'm feeling so blessed that i found Dr.Mauer on the internet a few weeks ago as I had an 8 month old puppy suffering with a hip that was out of the socket and a wrong diagnosis from a veterinarian that I had taken my little dog to previously before finding Dr.Mauer.
He wasn't putting any weight on his leg and he was crying out in pain continuously. I took him to a vet with 40 yrs exp for an X-ray. She told me it was only a sprain. I had made an appointment in 10 days to get him neutered and when he wasn't any better I asked for another x-ray. Now she finds that his hip was out of the socket and while he was under with his neuter she tried to put it back in. He was in worse pain and cried out just breaking my heart continuously crying . I wanted to have an orthopedic surgeon ready because in my heart I didn't feel he was going to get better. I checked out another veterinary clinic with orthopedic surgeons and a MRI machine, CT scanner, water therapy etc sounded great but after reading the reviews I knew I needed to keep searching.
It was the Friday before his appt to get his stitches out the following Monday when I found an article about a veterinarian who travels the country doing seminars on stem cell therapy for animals and he's also a very experienced orthopedic surgeon with wonderful reviews. I called him and was very surprised when he answered and he explained he takes his own calls. I explained what was going on with my little dog and he told me don't you worry! He said that he was in Colorado but that he would be back in Las Vegas on Monday. He told me to call the clinic tell them I talked to him and he wants me in Monday. I asked if he thought it might be possible that I could do it around the same time that I was having to take him in to get his stitches out from his neuter because he gets carsick. He told me he would take his stitches out when I brought him in to be examined. I could hardly wait for Monday. My little dog would scream out in pain if he even moved wrong while he was napping.
So I got right in that Monday morning
and when he came back from taking him to the back to remove all the stitches he asked me who the veterinarian was who did his neuter because he said he hasn't seen material like that used since the olden days!
Then he asked me if she's also the one that missed read the first x-ray I said
yes. He didn't say anything bad about her
he just shook his head. However, he showed me on the x-ray that her clinic sent over how his hip would NEVER have gone back into the socket.
I could see it easily and it was then and I was overcome with such grief how my little guy had suffered needlessly because I didn't take him for a second opinion right away when he was still crying in such pain. Dr Mauer explained that with his type of injury it should've been fixed right away. He explained to me what he needed to do to give him back his leg and letting me know it was going to be a very delicate surgery and what his recovery was going to be like.
I felt such peace and a calmness come over me that I knew that I had been very lucky and blessed to find this man.
I had just been so upset seeing my little boy in so much pain for so long .
Three days later he had major surgery. He had to cut away the injured bone and pull down muscle for padding in between the two bones. He got to come home the same day with just a little incision. I only gave him pain medication for two days and I could tell he wasn't hurting bad anymore. He wasn't crying anymore not even once. Jasper had laser therapy for two weeks which we just finished yesterday. It was explained to me it helps with healing and circulation.
Im a believer! I am so thrilled with Jasper's recovery. After his first laser therapy just a few days after his surgery he was toe tapping the foot. Meaning putting it down on the ground just for a second. Dr.Mauer explained just what he was going to be able to do with his leg and when. He is putting all his weight on it today on and off it's a miracle. He hasn't had use of his leg since he hurt it. It's been almost 2 mos. I just saw him run a few min ago playing with my other dog. I'm so happy.
I wish everyone could know of him and how great he is. He does not make you feel rushed and you know he knows what he's talking about! If you ever have need of one of the best specialists it's Dr.Mauer!
He did a miracle surgery. It would still be a tough surgery on a larger dog but on my little guy it had to be so much more challenging. Feeling so grateful