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    Need help and info on ruptured Cruciate

    Hello, Been years since I posted on here. My 9 year old female tore or partially tore her Cruciate ligament. I took her to the vet on Monday and she is on a few meds. She is actually doing pretty well- walking on it with no problem. She doesn’t hold it elevated since the first day. I have her confined with little opportunity of injuring herself more. I talked to my vet today again and she stated that the best chance of her doing well in the future is through surgery? I have a doctor in mind that several people highly recommended. Is this the best course of action. One positive is I have a local indoor dog pool that was made to rehab horses,So she will be swimming a lot when it’s time. Any suggestions/experiences greatly appreciated. I don’t know a lot about this injury.

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    The board tends to be a bit slow on the weekends, so it make take a day or two for some responses. I've never dealt with a cruciate tear, but I know several folks who have and they have had the surgery done and it was very successful, and I know there are a few on the board who have also. I'm sure you'll get some good info here.

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    depending on her activity level and overall health, you could give conservative treatment a try before doing surgery. especially if meniscus is intact and she is improving. You can talk to your vet about it and if they have no experience, find another vet or rehab specialist. you may need a brace and will need to keep the pup on leash for months so that the cartilage can form and secure the joint enough. and then do rehab to build up the strength again.

    some ortho vets (Specialists) also can help with conservative management not only surgery. but if you try this route definitely get a professional on board and have a solid plan.

    my young dog tore her ligament and meniscous so surgery was the best route for us. she had TPLO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanya View Post
    depending on her activity level and overall health, you could give conservative treatment a try before doing surgery. especially if meniscus is intact and she is improving. You can talk to your vet about it and if they have no experience, find another vet or rehab specialist. you may need a brace and will need to keep the pup on leash for months so that the cartilage can form and secure the joint enough. and then do rehab to build up the strength again.

    some ortho vets (Specialists) also can help with conservative management not only surgery. but if you try this route definitely get a professional on board and have a solid plan.

    my young dog tore her ligament and meniscous so surgery was the best route for us. she had TPLO.
    Thanks for sharing. Yeah I don’t know the extent of the damage. The vet had a hard time manipulating her knee because”she was so strong” X-ray showed some misplacement of the bones. She couldn’t tell me whether it was a full or partial rupture. She said either way surgery would be best option for getting her back to normal. I want to give her the best chance for long term health and success. Eventually I would like her to do stairs again. I have been carrying her up and down. The vet gave me a list of surgeons and I have one pretty much picked out from recommendations of several people. I don’t think she does TPLO surgery but the other main kind.
    is it common that these dogs can put weight on the joint a day or two after the rupture. With meds she has been walking around pretty well.

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    Timber had TPLO surgery when he was seven years old. Our surgeon said with his size- (he was 95lbs.) that surgery would be better then the TTA.
    It was a major surgery and quite the incision! But he went back to his crazy self in a few months. I'm glad we did it- and having pet insurance helped greatly! It was close to $6,000 a few years ago. Ask any questions!

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    My Samson had TTA back in July of 2016. While a stressful recovery everything went very well. Best of luck and let us know how it goes. He started out with a partial and I tried conservative management but that only lasted 5 months. He was 4. I think now if he were to partially tear his other, I would have the surgery immediately rather than try to stretch out the inevitable. He will be 7 this year and I would want the surgery sooner rather than later as he ages. That is totally my thought on my boy. I'm sure you will make the best decision for your pup even if you go the conservative route.

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    We did 2 TPLO's on our old boy Hudler when he was 4. The operations were 6 months apart. Back in 2005 they weren't even recommending all the PT that they are these days. Walk him on a leash for 3 months and then slowly introduce exercise again. But when they say that there is a BIG chance they'll blow the 2nd, believe them. Hudler recuperated just fine and was just as active as he had ever been after the surgeries.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JenC View Post
    We did 2 TPLO's on our old boy Hudler when he was 4. The operations were 6 months apart. Back in 2005 they weren't even recommending all the PT that they are these days. Walk him on a leash for 3 months and then slowly introduce exercise again. But when they say that there is a BIG chance they'll blow the 2nd, believe them. Hudler recuperated just fine and was just as active as he had ever been after the surgeries.
    Same experience on the second one blowing out. Sprocket had hers blow out exactly one year apart from each other. She had two TPLO surgeries too. Thankfully, they were starting to recommend PT, but today I would have done even more things, like laser and water therapy. I did do acupuncture, which I believe helped.


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    Thanks for all the reply’s. Did anyone get the stem cell treatment? This increases the price a good bit. Also, she has a consolation on Monday so we will see what is recommended.

 



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