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Dog Ligament Repair Surgery

A Tightrope Repair Surgery Story – Lucas

By on March 5, 2012 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

The decision to have surgery. My dog, Lucas, is a very active/jumpy 3 year old pitbull / boxer mix. I noticed some lameness in his leg about a year ago, but it seemed to go away on its own. The real problem started after introducing my boyfriend’s 2 year old lab mix to him. They [...]

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Heal Dog Knee Ligament Without Surgery

Conservative Management for Knee Ligament – Lola

By on February 23, 2012 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Alternative Treatment, Owner Experiences

Lola is a German Short Haired Pointer – very active, spins and bucks like a bronco 30 or 40 times a day! When she was about 7 she started favoring one back leg, not even weight bearing at times. We took her to the vet when this went on for a couple days and he [...]

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How Does A Knee Ligament Surgery Hold Up Over Time – KC

By on February 11, 2012 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

My Shepard/Golden Retriever mix had surgery over 2 yrs ago when she was 8 yrs old. She is a big dog (not fat, just big). It had to be done a second time after about 6 wks. She seemed to be a bit better. Now she is 10 yrs old. She has trouble with the [...]

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Arthritis and Knee Ligament Surgery

Arthritis After Ligament Surgery – Cinny

By on December 20, 2011 in Arthritis, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures

Cinny is a 4 yr old female pitbull that had torn ligament surgery (unsure exactly which procedure) about 5 1/2weeks ago. She is walking worse now then she did before surgery. The 1st 2 weeks she was doing good. I was helping her with walking outside using a towel under her while I held her [...]

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Cruciate Ligament Tear in Dogs

TPLO and Conservative Management – Porter

By on November 18, 2011 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Owner Experiences, Recovery

Here’s a story that should provide hope to anyone with a pooch with a CCL problem… We have a 140lb. Newfoundland. He is very active and blew out his right CCL 6 years at 18 months. It started with a tear. He wiped out on our tile floor. We were devastated. We took him to [...]

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Massage Therapy for Dogs – Video

By on October 25, 2011 in Physical Therapy, Video

When massaging your dog following a cranial cruciate ligament (ACL or CCL) injury it is important not to just focus on the injured knee joint, but the entire body, especially when initiating the massage. Some of the benefits of canine massage include: enhancing the human-animal bond, relieving pain and decreasing swelling. Dr. James suggests a [...]

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Passive Range of Motion Exercises – Video

By on October 25, 2011 in Physical Therapy, Video

PROM or Passive range of motion exercises are an important part of canine physical therapy following a cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) injury. PROM exercises are useful whether your dog has undergone surgery such as a TTA, TPLO, traditional repair, etc. or if you’ve chosen to do Conservative Management. The goal of PROMs are to increase [...]

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Basics of Ligament Injury and Arthritis – Video

By on October 25, 2011 in Arthritis, Arthritis, Video

It is estimated that there are over 15.5 million dogs suffering from arthritis right now – many of whom are silently suffering. Arthritis is defined as inflammation in the joint, and it may be accompanied by pain, discomfort and/or stiffness. There are 5 general areas which are most succeptible to arthritic change: hips, knees, elbows, [...]

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Conservative Management

Healing a CCL Tear Without Surgery – Jasmond Baldwin

By on June 30, 2011 in Dog Knee Conservative Management, Non-Surgical Options, Recovery

Hello Everyone, I feel as I must give back some of the invaluable information that I have gotten here on the wonderful website I basically stumbled upon! Jasmond’s story began about 8 days ago. She has always been such a wild child. I rescued her at about 18 months almost 9 years ago; someone had [...]

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Conservative Management, A Non Surgical CCL Repair – Luscus

By on March 11, 2011 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Brace, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Dog Proofing House, Owner Experiences, Recovery

Here’s my story: Luscus, 18 month old Cane Corso, 125lbs Level 2 tear right rear CCL Occurred at beach when he slipped on a wet rock as 2 dogs jumped on his back (playing) After drawer test doctor recommended tplo surgery Reasons Conservative Management was selected: To cut the bone of a dog still growing [...]

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