For pet parents
We create custom braces based on the need of your pet. Each pet's presentation is as unique as their lifestyles.
If your pet has been struggling with their mobility due to an injury, pathology, or other circumstance, you can send us a bracing inquiry to get in contact with us. We create custom braces based on the need of your pet. Each pet's presentation is as unique as their lifestyles. Whether our braces are used as an non-surgical option or for extra support, our braces are versatile and made with your pet's progress in mind.
We have custom braces for your pet's knees (stifle), ankles (tarsus), elbows, and wrists (carpus); as well as prosthetic options for those with limb loss.
Please reach out to us and/or your veterinarian to start this process. We request a veterinarian's prescription to begin the process. If your veterinarian is not familiar with our services, we are happy to reach out on your behalf to discuss treatment options and begin the journey of getting your pet to a more comfortable life.
Cases we help with
Every pet is different, and every brace is made for one pet. These are the areas of the body we make braces and prosthetic devices for, and what each one is for. Your veterinarian's diagnosis always comes first. All bracing decisions are made based on your DVM's diagnosis and recommendation.
The stifle is the knee of a dog's back leg. A stifle brace is used for injuries to the ligaments that hold the knee steady, such as a torn cruciate ligament (you may hear ACL or CCL), and for other back leg injuries of the knee joint. Our stifle devices are also used to support a back leg, for fracture management and as an alternative to surgery.
The carpus is the wrist of a dog's front leg. It is made of several small bones and joints held together by ligaments. An injury can affect the joints, or a bone can be knocked out of place (the word for that is luxated) or broken. A wrist brace is made for these injuries.
The tarsus is the ankle of a dog's back leg. A tarsal brace is used for Achilles injuries, for injuries to the ankle and the bones of the back foot, and during rehabilitation.
The most common reasons to consider an elbow brace are a dislocated elbow (you may hear dynamic luxation) and osteoarthritis, a form of arthritis in the joint.
A prosthetic device is a custom mobility solution for a pet that has lost a limb, made to help with your pet's gait. The old saying that a 3-legged dog does fine has been disproven through advanced research at Colorado State University among other research facilities. 4-legged animals do better and suffer less compensatory problems than their 3-legged friends.
Custom veterinary orthotics (braces) can be a non-surgical solution, an alternative route of treatment for many conditions. Whether a brace is right for your pet is a decision made with your veterinarian.
Five steps
You, the Pet Parent, send us a bracing inquiry with corresponding documentation of diagnosis. All bracing decisions are made based on DVM's diagnosis and recommendation.
Our CPO reviews submitted information and requests clarification if needed.
An appointment is scheduled in Veterinary clinic with the patient. During the appointment bracing options will be discussed and measurements taken. Request your free clinic visit.
After the initial visit the patient will be invoiced for the brace. This can be done by the DVM or by us. Once a deposit or payment received fabrication of the brace begins.
Appointment scheduled for fitting. There, any last minute adjustments can be made and instructions and care explained to Pet Parent.
Success stories
Real pets, fitted with braces made for them.
Patient
Cooper suffered a right radial carpal luxation. Fell off a jungle gym and suffered the bilateral carpal joint injury with the right greater than the left. The arthrodesis was not an option so bracing was utilized to return to normal activity and functional use of the right forelimb.
The brace: Cooper was measured and fabrication began on his Carpus brace. It immobilized the joints of the forelimb to allow healing.
Patient
Mr. Magoo is a 4.5 yo English bulldog that had advanced left elbow arthritic joint that was presented as a left varus deformity in his gait. Surgery was not option due to his health condition. He was fit with a left elbow orthosis to correct the alignment during weightbearing.
The brace: Elbow orthosis used to manage the elbow alignment during weight bearing.
Every pet and every case is different, so these stories show what was done for these two pets and do not predict results for yours. Bracing decisions are made on your veterinarian's diagnosis.
Reaching us about a bracing fitting
Thank you for thinking of us for your pet. To ask about a bracing fitting, please fill out our Bracing Inquiry Form. It is how we collect your pet's details, your veterinarian's diagnosis and clinic information, so our team has everything in one place from the start.
Have a question, or something to send us after you have filled out the form? Email us at info@embracingpaws.com.
Get in touch
To ask about a bracing fitting, please fill out our Bracing Inquiry Form. It gives us your pet's details and your veterinarian's diagnosis in one place.