ActivPhy Testimonial: Vanilla the Maltipoo with Severe Luxating Patellas

Have you ever given your pet a nutraceutical (i.e. supplement) to promte joint health? I've been working with and promoting ActivPhy  due to it's abilitiy to counteract joint inflammation in a safe and natural way by inhibiting the COX-2 enzyme. With consistent use, ActivPhy can reduce your dog's reliance on prescription medications potentially having mild to severe side effects. Here's a testimonial about my patient Vanilla's response to ActivPhy. ‘Upon taking Vanilla on as my patient and performing a physical exam, I diagnosed her with bilateral patella luxation (sliding kneecap). The degree to which the kneecap slides off its articulating surface determines the grade. Vanilla’s right-sided patella laxation was graded as 2 out of 4 and her left side as 3 out of 4, where 1 is mild and 4 is severe. Vanilla walked with such a severe lameness that she often didn’t bear weight on her right hind limb due to the patella luxation and associated arthritic inflammation in her right knee. Without normally using her right hind limb to stand and walk, Vanilla had to rely more upon on her left hind limb which was also compromised by luxating patella. Overall, I knew that something had to be done to help Vanilla to walk with a more normal gait. Surgery is the best option for a dog having patella luxations as severe as Vanilla’s, but the cost of the surgical procedures to correct her lameness was out of the owner’s budget. Therefore, we had to take the approach of using a nutraceutical like ActivPhy and promoting Vanilla’s weight loss so less stress is put on all of her joints. Vanilla was put on ActivPhy and fed a calorie-restricted, whole food diet (The Honest Kitchen) to promote weight loss. Vanilla’s condition was so severe that she needed to continually take ActivPhy for a few months before we saw a result, but the ideal outcome was achieved and she now has a more comfortable quality of life without having undergone surgery. Although surgery would have corrected Vanilla’s patella luxations, doing so wasn’t possible in her case so we had to pursue non-surgical treatment.’ This is what Vanilla’s caretaker, Anita, had to say: ‘Vanilla a very cute Maltipoo (Maltese-Poodle hybrid) was diagnosed with luxating patella  – a knee problem with dogs that causes them to limp. She limped so bad that she practically walked on 3 legs most of the time . Vanilla’s condition was considered moderately serious as she was a candidate for a very costly surgery. Thank God for Dr. Patrick Mahaney staying current with veterinary-recommended treatment.  Dr. Mahaney recommended ActivPhy, a nutritional supplement. Vanilla has been taking this supplement in her food for about 6 months and we are so so happy to say she’s is no longer limping. We saw improvement in the first 3 months. It’s miracle. Thank you.’