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Message Subject Dog owners....one of my babies has a torn ACL...anyone experience this? F****k!
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sigh

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 ... :crying:


Aw, I'm so sorry. Poor Gypsy.
This happened to one of my dogs, a shepherd/husky mix when she was around 8 or so. It was a full tear, and she did have the surgery and it went well. The hardest part was the separation, they kept her overnight. She was an abused, late in life rescue, and really bonded to us, and didn't trust people. So we paid the vet tech $100 to stay with her overnight because they wouldn't let me stay there with her. I was afraid she would think we abandoned her. The only issue is the day we brought her home, she had a little problem with urinary incontinence, that she had the rest of her life. I always wondered if it was a side effect of the anesthesia, or maybe it was her age and would have happened anyway. She was a wonderful and sensitive dog.


I've also torn an ACL, it was very painful when it happened but not after a week or so. But I would fall without warning and I could feel the two bones hitting together, which was an eerie feeling. I had the surgery as well and walk normally. I also had 6 months of PT which the dog didn't need.

I was amazed that she wanted to run in a weeks time. I wasn't allowed to do that for 6 months.

They really do heal so much faster than us. That was years ago, and she is gone now. So, I imagine they are doing even less invasive surgeries now.

hf
My best wishes to you and Gypsy.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 222101

I forgot to mention, she will have to wear a cone around her neck to prevent her from reaching the wound. My dog hated that. And I had to keep her activity low for a while.

It was very hard to keep her from running and jumping, but I stayed with her alot, even slept on the floor next to her.
 
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