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Traditional CCL Repair for Small Dogs – Baxter

By on July 26, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

Baxter, our 23 pound Malti-Poo came inside from an energetic play session one night a few months ago with a significant limp. We were concerned of course, but by the next morning it had improved and largely disapeared a few days later. Over the next few months, he would occasionally start limping again for a [...]

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TPLO Surgery for Large, Active Dog – Benson

By on July 15, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, TPLO

Benson just had his last check up at 7 weeks after his TPLO surgery. He can now gradually start resuming his normal activities. We agonized over which method to persue after we learned he had a complete tear of his CCL. TPLO sounded so grusome! We did a lot of research, including talking to a [...]

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TTO Surgery with Laser – Rave

By on July 8, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Surgical Procedures, TTO

Rave had the Triple Tibial Osteotomy (TTO) surgery with Stage 9 laser option. The TTO with lazer is a less invasive procedure, and there will be less scar tissue as a result. Rave was an excellent candidate for this type of procedure as she had no cartilage damage. Rave gets her staples out tomorrow morning. [...]

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Extracapsular Repair with Swivel Lock System – Josie

By on July 6, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Swivel Lock

I have have a 2 1/2 year old Cane Corso Mastiff and about 4 weeks ago she tore her left ACL and I was devastated. She is so young and I knew recovery post surgery was gonna be hard because she is still a puppy! I’m not sure exactly how it happened, but I know [...]

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Tightrope Repair for CCL and Meniscus Tear – Grayson

By on May 23, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

Grayson’s Tightrope Procedure for her CCL/Meniscus Repair Grayson’s Background: Breed: Weimaraner Sex: Female/Spayed Age at surgery: 4 years old   Grayson’s story began about 6 months before her surgery day.  We noticed her having trouble rising from a laying down position and getting up and down off of furniture. At first we thought that maybe [...]

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Traditional Repair: Extracapsular Stabilization – Ellyot

By on May 16, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

This has been one of the most stressful decisions I’ve ever been presented with… Elly is my 14 y.o. husky mix. He’s had generally good health; I’ve had him since he was a pup. I wanted to do the conservative maintenance, but the more I researched the more I realized that we needed to try [...]

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TPLO Surgery Experience – Hannah

By on April 12, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, TPLO

Hi my name is Hannah and I had my TPLO surgery on March 8th 2011. I stayed one night in hospital and came home with so many meds my owners didn’t quite know what to think! For the first week I was given Percocet every 8 hours for pain and antibiotics every 12 hours for [...]

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Tplo Complications in Dogs – Hammer

By on March 7, 2011 in Complications, Dog Knee Surgery, TPLO

My Schutzhund competition dog had tplo surgery 6 months ago. His recovery was very slow. I did plenty of low impact therapy from month one, then put him back on Rimadyl when the surgeon advised that he should be able do everything he did prior to surgery. After some hard training work, he developed a [...]

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TTO Surgery – Coco the Chocolate Lab

By on March 1, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, TTO

TTO Surgery for Dogs – Coco The Chocolate Lab’s Story Coco is doing fine. She is now putting her foot to the floor for balance although she is not putting her full weight on it. She has just undergone her 2-week review and had the stitches removed. She has a further check up in 2-weeks [...]

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Traditional Surgery for Large Breeds – Garth the Lab

By on February 22, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

My very active and large Labrador retriever partially tore his right CCL when he was only 9 months old. My vet examined him under sedation and the knee was stable albeit slightly more loose than the other side. He was put on 8 weeks of rest and Previcox. I leash walked him for the 8 [...]

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