Entries by Ortocanis

Buika, a paralytic dog

Buika is a beautiful dog of about thirty-seven kilos and eleven years of age. A year ago he began to have some symptoms of dysfunction in his hind legs. After 5 months he began to lose practically all the mobility of the hindquarters. They visited numerous veterinarians for 6 months, and the conclusion is that […]

A camouflage wheelchair for Lolo

  Lolo is a 7-year-old French Bulldog. From one day to the next, without his caregivers perceiving any overexertion, fall or trauma, Lolo stopped moving his legs from behind. They observed that he did not want to leave his basket. The veterinarian did some tests where they verified that he had a herniated in an […]

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The new life of Derby, a dog with prostheses made with a 3D printer

The development of 3D printers is allowing very important advances in the field of medicine. Initially, this technology was used to create parts perfectly adapted to the body of each individual, using plastic materials. Medicine is already going further and organs are beginning to be created with biological materials in order to temporarily or permanently […]

Business ideas that encourage adoption

The brand of Swedish origin Ikea in collaboration with the protective Animal Lovers League Shelter and Save Our Street Dogs have launched an original adoption campaign. This is Home for Hope. It takes place in Singapore and aims to help find a home for dogs that are crowded in the shelters. The idea is simple: […]

How to use thermotherapy in dogs?

Thermotherapy is, broadly speaking, the treatment by means of temperature. It is the most initial and intuitive phase of a rehabilitation; to such an extent, that all of us throughout our lives have applied it on occasion. Who has not hurt their ankle and when they got home they put on ice? Or heat when […]

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A Mom Firefighter

It happened in Turkey. A passerby sounded the alarm: there were eight puppies trapped in a drainage channel on Kumbahçe beach. The cubs were about to drown as it was slowly filling with seawater. Firefighters came. They were able to slow down the drain from continuing to fill with water, but it was impossible for […]

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Learn to be more of a dog

In Ortocanis we have the opportunity to meet many dogs (along with their owners) that go through difficult situations. And we increasingly realize that we have a lot to learn from them. Dogs live in the moment and are capable of the best, without the filters or self-imposed worries of humans. This is a magnificent […]