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Dog owners....one of my babies has a torn ACL...anyone experience this? F****k!
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[quote:WTHell 1224897:MV8xMzIzMjc1XzIxNzE3OTkzXzY0M0FEMzRC] Of course, every injury is individual. So we can tell you all day about what did or did not work for our dog and it only helps if the circumstance is exactly the same. when one goes, the other one often goes later. don't know why exactly, but I would suspect a goofy dog who doesn't get enough exercise and then just blows it out. I would give the dog some time, first. Surgical intervention isn't always the best option, believe me. It sure didn't work out well for my sister's dog's torn acl. It'll make you feel like you've done everything you can, but there's a heck of a lot of checks on the side that says 'don't do it'. so I'd do my darnedest to keep the dog quiet, get some rimadyl for inflamation. It may not be completely torn and would heal much better if it healed on its own. I deal with vet stuff with horses all the time. (I have 14 equines). So I'm real familiar with making a judgement call. The vets have to do it all the time. And then after all is healed (whether surgery or on its own) I'd start a steady work out regime for doggie. You know - 20 minutes of jogging after you've worked up to it. This is what we do with horses. Condition them. Best of luck!!! [/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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