I just found out that my about to turn 3 YR old boxer (86 lbs) per the vet we saw has “cruciate lig rupture canine”. He stated that surgery will be needed to repair. The fee to have this done is estimated around 1400.00 (estimated could be more). I was very sad about that because I love my dog and he is still young.

I started to do some research on the web and came across the following website tiggerpoz.com

I did not realize what was actually wrong with my dog until we took him to the vet. Based on that web site it did advise to “The way to determine if your dog needs surgery is to carefully restrict the dog’s activity for a period of 8 weeks as described on the pages of this website. Ongoing improvement during the 8 weeks will indicate that your dog can almost certainly restore stability to the joint without surgical intervention. (This does not mean the dog will be fully recovered in 8 weeks.) If you can look back at week 2 from week 8 and see that your dog has been improving during that time, Fido is stabilizing that injured joint. If there is not some ongoing improvement in your dog’s condition after 8 weeks, then a brace may be useful in helping Fido’s body get a start on recovery. If Fido still cannot improve the joint’s stability, then surgery probably truly is appropriate unless there has been a misdiagnosis.
—- A non-surgical approach is usually successful and is low risk. But you must be serious about activity restriction and you must have patience.”

We all love our animals, but sometimes the “suggested” treatments are financially out of our budget. Is the information given on the site a valid option.

Thank You
Bogusia Hillard