This is the story of Jesse Pants Schmidt. Jesse is a sports dog and loves catching balls. He loves a good run in the hills and fighting coyotes. A couple of years ago Jesse’s hind leg began hurting and he was limping. I had the radical surgery, TPLO. The recovery was horrible. His leg was so sore and swollen. It took weeks of recovery. A year later his other leg went. Somehow I found Dr. Waldman and her incredible team. Jesse did the non-invasive surgery, (arthroscopy). The recovery was fast and Jesse didn’t seem to be in near as much pain. Jesse is now fully recovered and back to loving life and his friends at CARE.

J.S., February 2011