Cruciate surgery for the mutt :(
 

Has anyone had a cruciate repair done on their dog?
Blue damaged her leg a couple of months ago & is having the surgery next week ... she's gonna have a turkey leg, a lampshade on her head & a good 6 weeks of physio apparently. She also has to be kept confined with no getting in/out of the car, no stairs/jumping/swimming etc ~ poor girl :(

Even poorer old girl typing this coz it ain't cheap!


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:eek: Apologies :rolleyes: I've posted the same thing twice & don't know how to delete one plus I've made the photo too big ... duh!! :o

Mods could you delete my duplicate post please ;)

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If you're quick before anyone posts...delete the post in your other thread...it should delete the thread.

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Our dogue de Bordeaux had the same op. It wasn't as bad as I expected, you just have to keep them quiet - but really they seem to know that it hurts and dont want to jump up etc. Cant remember how long it took but it wasnt such a big deal as I thought it was going to be.

Word of warning - the other leg went 6 months later - apparently this is quite common!

Wish you luck!:fingerscrossed:

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My dog had it done. It went well and she was as good as new. The problem we had was keeping her quiet, and when the time came she hated going out on a lead. We used to live across the road from fields so as soon as she was over the road she couldnt understand why the lead was still on. It actually made her depressed. Soon as the vet gave us the go ahead to let her be free, she cheered up.

The first couple of days after the op were the worst for her and me.

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My friends spaniel "needed" ligament surgery, but funds did not permit it (it aint cheap), so the pooch went without.

Whatdoyouknow, a year later the dog is fine, no sign of a limp anymore. Maybe not an athletic spring chicken any more, but he's an old dog anyway and he seems happy enough having avoided the surgery and prolonged associated recovery.

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Henry here!

Blue your so pretty - I think your really brave getting your whole body wet, it makes me nervous getting my paws wet - that's really traumatic:blink:

Mum thinks my other girlfriend Kelty had that done - or it was something simliar, but she's really old and now she's not allowed to play with me very much - so I think you need to move closer:thumbup:

Hope your op goes well and that you don't have to wear a lampshade for too long. AND I hope you Mum gives you lots of treats. I know a chow puppy that had to have ops on both his legs at the same time and his Mum put him in a buggy when it was walk time so he could still go out with his big sister, maybe your Mum could get a buggy for you so you can still sniff the good stuff:thumbsup:

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Would have to be a big buggy for a rotti! Maybe a wheelbarrow or a pallet truck! LOL :rofl: would be a site to see...;)

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so glad i only have a border terrier now!

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Not experienced anything like that yet. Wanted to say how cute that picture is she looks like she is really concerntrating but slightly worried at the same time...precious. Good luck with the surgery Blue :thumbup:

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Lily our Black Lab (pet of the week at globalpetfoods.ca :D) had a torn ACL and was limping so we looked into the options and decided on TPLO (tibial plateau leveling osteotomy) and she had the surgery in June last year.

It did seem somewhat invasive when we looked into what they would actually do, but it certainly has rectified the problem and she's very happy and is still able to run and swim, perhaps not as manically as before, but then she is seven!

It's not an overly cheap procedure, but if you have pet insurance and there isn't a pre-existing condition of ACL then it may well cover it, but you'd want to check with the insurance company before hand.

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Yes you definitely need pet insurance we paid about £3500 per leg!! Couldnt believe they paid out for both - phew..

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Interesting that they did pay for both. Were they both diagnosed at the same time, and then one done first, some healing time, then the other one. Or was it a case of one went and was done, and then later the other went and was done.

If it was the former I can see why they would pay out, if the latter, I'm surprised they did as I'd have thought they'd do their utmost to get out of paying up by touting the old "pre-existing condition" line, even though it would have been a different leg. Perhaps I'm being too harsh on insurance companies? :D

Who do you have insurance with btw?

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Cant help - but good luck - hope she is ok x x x