Dog Knee Surgery and Ligament Injuries » Pet Insurance http://dogkneeinjury.com A Help Resource and Support Guide for Dog Owners Thu, 03 May 2012 02:42:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= TPLO ACL Surgery for Dogs – Jacob Sampson http://dogkneeinjury.com/traditional-acl-surgery-dogs/ http://dogkneeinjury.com/traditional-acl-surgery-dogs/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:49:03 +0000 Mandie http://dogkneeinjury.com/?p=1107 TPLO ACL Surgery for Dogs – Jacob Sampson is a post from: Dog Knee Surgery and Ligament Injuries

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Hello All!

My Jake, a 6 year old lab, had the TPLO surgery after a lengthy search for an alternative. He was never overweight; kept him at 70 pounds, a little light, but was wanting to save his hips and knees.

Time flies, but it was 2-3 years ago, and the information found on web sites like this was not available (or, maybe it was me, not knowing how to use the computer).

Thank the Good Lord, we had VPI pet insurance (he was a high maintenance dog) at the time of his injury, and they paid for most of it. He did beautifully! Within a month he was ready to go jump and run. We managed to keep him quiet long enough, and after 3-4 months, you would never know he had the surgery.

I have since lost him to arthritis of the spine, but would do the surgery again if he blew the other knee, all other factors being right. My grand-dog has just blown his knee, and I am trying to get my son to try one of the braces because of his age. He, too, is a lab, 10 years old – slim and beautifully fit, just stepped wrong. We know when he did it as he yelped, went down and limped. Maybe we should just get braces for their knees and use them as a preventive. Very grateful I had the insurance. The VPI pet insurance ran me about $350 a year, but I made money on them every year – and that does include many regular items we do annually. I have since rescued a lab-huskey mix and pray she stays sound! Bless our dogs! (that’s God, spelled backwards:)

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Pet Insurance for CCL RepairsOwners beware, obtaining health insurance for a dog with a known cranial cruciate injury is next to impossible, and most pet insurance companies will not pay for a CCL repair surgery if your dog has not been an incident-free, premium paying, member of their policy for at least one year.  Even dog owners with pet insurance often have a difficult time seeking reimbursement for the surgery, and this is something every pet insurance holding dog owner should be aware of.

Some plans, such as VPI, say they accept post-operative CCL dogs after a period of one year following recovery, but dogs with pre-existing conditions are often subject to higher monthly premiums and higher per visit or per service deductibles.  If you and your pet are faced with a surgery and you do not already have a pet insurance policy, you would be better off in the long run paying for the surgery out of the pocket and trying to obtain coverage after your dog has gotten out of the recovery window.  The last thing you want to do at this difficult time is to burden yourself with disputes with your insurance company, or wait for an insurance company to dictate when your dog may have his surgery performed.

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