Hi Michael, I am sorry to hear about Riki. I hope it is something they can fix without major surgery. I know it gets very expensive. I groom Ben myself. It is so expensive to have it professionaly done. And my back yard is now one big mud pile with a pool inthe middle, so he wouldn't stay clean very long. Once he gets better if you need any help finding out about therapy let me know. I have two goldens who are therapy dogs, and who are also hospice therapy dogs. I really enjoy it as do my goldens. I hope to have Ben be a therapy dog as well. I have two older children, out of the house now and my boyfriend and I live together. Have been for 15 years now. Heidi