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Dog owners....one of my babies has a torn ACL...anyone experience this? F****k!
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[quote:Opeth:MV8xMzIzMjc1XzIxNzE2MTM3XzJGMTdDOTA1] [quote:MountainTux] Aww, Opeth, that sucks :( Our border collie did something similar, completely destroyed his cruciate ligament. It was horrible, he was a thre-legger too. Well, the long and short of it was that at almost eleven, we almost didn't get the operation to replace it. But we just couldn't put him down, so some hefty $$, a few pins, and teflon ligaments later, he's a happy, healthy 16 year old who JUST finished his dinner :) Never regret that decision :) Good luck with your baby. :rosegrow: [/quote] Hiya darlin! Dude, yeah, the age doesn't matter to me...I just want to do the best possible thing. I just do not like or particularly respect this vet. (2 in the practice, I got the dick today.) I will do the second opinion and if surgery is the BEST option for her, then that is exactly what I will do. You warm my heart when you say your dog is 16. I would be most blessed to have all that time with my Gypsy. We lost FuChu a week after she turned 5, 3 days before my birthday, Feb 18, 2009. Horrible, horrible thing. I still get emotional ALOT because of that and it will be 2 years next month. I have this immense love for my dogs, I cannot describe it. I've lost many close people in my life but it's just not the same. I don't do well with the animal stuff. I honestly have this mother/child bond with them and it's crazy. IDK, just babbling. Stressed out...add cocktail :hf: It's VERY reassuring to hear the surgery went well, especially at that age. Thank you. :hug: [/quote]
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Anyone that knows me around here knows I'm a hardcore dog mommy.
To make a long story short. Gypsy, my border collie mix...was having snow shenanigans yesterday and came down bad on one of her back legs. She let out one little yelp and proceeded to remain 3 legged gimpy for the night. I gave her some buffered aspirin and cold compresses, yadda yadda.
Fast forward to today. She was still not walking on the affected leg so I took her to the vet. FUCKING TORN ACL. They are recommending surgery. Clearly I am going to get a second opinion with another family vet but shiiiiit.
It's not about the money, I would sell everything I own to care for my furry babies. I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced this and if it's really the BEST option.
The vet she saw today is SUCH A DOUCHER that I'm not even sure if it's a partial or full tear. If it turns out to be partial, I was thinking I'd rest her and do some home therapy for a few weeks.
Anyone have experience in this arena? I know there are alot of animal lovers on the forum.
Thx guys... I'm seriously a wreck over this. Lost one of babies 2 years ago and I'm always a mess when something goes wrong ...
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