Amy is a 4 year old rescue dog, a jack russell/pomeranian cross who lives with me and “brother”, Elliott – a 9 year old Jack Russell. She appeared lame on 15th March and her vet confirmed a torn cruciate ligament on her left rear leg. There was no apparent cause, but she had been very [...]

Traditional Repair for Small Dogs – Amy

A Tightrope Repair Surgery Story – Lucas
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 [...]

Bilateral TTA and Physical Therapy – Kendra
My Kendra slipped and fell on a very icy day in my yard. She was running and hit an ice patch in the yard with a slight slope. At 180 lbs, she hit so hard that the gouge in the yard where she hit remained for a year. She tore both ACL’s to near complete [...]

Conservative Management and Knee Brace – Carly
My golden retriever Carly was diagnosed with a CCl injury. My vetnarian gave me a list of orthopedic surgeons. I came home and started researching everything I could about this injury and all of our options. I contacted several surgeons over the phone and came to a conclusion. The cost of surgery was very expensive [...]

Advice on Senior Dogs and Ligament Injury – Bailey
Our golden retriever Bailey is ten and a half years old and has endeared two surgeries(TTS) for a torn cruciate ligament, the second time being to remove one of the failed/broken implants. He has now torn the ligament in the other leg, our vet said he is healthy and would benefit from surgery, but we [...]

TTA Surgery on Both Knees – Lacey
Our 6 year old yellow lab tore her first ACL 2 years ago. After 4 months of limping and unsuccessful medications we had a traveling surgeon Do a TTA. She came home with 15 pages of instructions. It took months but she did finally regain all use of that leg. Recently she tore The ACL [...]

Massage Therapy for Dogs – 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 [...]

Passive Range of Motion Exercises – 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 [...]

Stair Exercises – Video
Dr. James St. Clair of TopDog Health and Rehabilitation demonstrates stair exercises for dogs with cruciate ligament injuries. Like many of the other exercises, stairs should only be incorporated when your dog is ready, i.e. using the leg fully while walking without any discomfort. Controlling your speed during this exercise is key – The slower [...]

Walk to Jog – Video
There are two separate aspects to jogging. First you will want to show your dog to Walk to Jog, then Jog to Run. Make sure your dog is using the injured leg 100% at a slow walk before even considering jogging. Dr. James St. Clair of TopDog Health and Rehabilitation gives us tips on how [...]
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Healing a CCL Tear Without Surgery – Jasmond Baldwin
June 30, 2011
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TPLO Surgery for Large, Active Dog – Benson
July 15, 2011
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Extracapsular Repair with Swivel Lock System – Josie
July 6, 2011
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Traditional Repair: Extracapsular Stabilization – Ellyot
May 16, 2011
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TTO Surgery with Laser – Rave
July 8, 2011
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Tightrope Surgery with Swivel Lock – Brian
April 7, 2012
- TPLO Surgery on Both Knees – Betty September 28, 2011
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TTA vs. Stem Cell Treatment – Bachi
April 9, 2012
- Advice on Choosing a Surgery – Tippy’s Story April 8, 2012
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Tightrope Surgery with Swivel Lock – Brian
April 7, 2012
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Researching TPLO Surgery Options
April 4, 2012
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Traditional Repair for Small Dogs – Amy
April 1, 2012
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Traditional Extracapsular Ligament Repair – Dalila
March 12, 2012
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Extracapsular Repair Surgery (Traditional) – Tide
March 8, 2012
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