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Dog Tightrope ACL Surgery

My Decision to Pursue Tightrope Surgery – Mousse

By on November 13, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

I adopted Mousse, a pure bred chocolate lab, a little over 2 years ago – she was 15 months old. In the words of my vet, Mousse is exuberant. She was always ready to run, fetch, swim etc. etc. Then, about 6 months ago, she started having problems with her back right leg. I took [...]

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Slow, Controlled Leash Walking – Video

By on October 25, 2011 in Physical Therapy, Recovery, Video

Dr. James St. Clair of TopDog Health and Rehabilitation discusses the importance of mastering controlled leash walking with your dog during their recovery from a cruciate ligament (CCL or ACL) injury. Making sure your dog maintains a reasonable amount of exercise during the recovery process helps your dog to learn to use the injured leg [...]

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Post Operative Icing – Video

By on October 21, 2011 in Post Op, Video

Dr. James St. Clair of TopDog Health and Rehabilitation explains the importance of post operative icing within the first 72 hours following ACL repair surgery. Icing will help constrict the blood vessels and prevent inflammatory agents from entering the knee joint. The use of ice can also help relieve pain and make your pet more [...]

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Tightrope Surgery Experience – Ben

By on September 28, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

I am an Office Manager at an animal hospital, and I love to bring my dog with me to work every day. His name is Ben, and he is a Golden Retriever. When the story begins, he weighed 115 lbs. In early June, I had brought Ben to work. We we playing fetch in the [...]

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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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Tightrope Surgery and Large Dogs – Wilson

By on February 18, 2011 in Arthritis, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

I have an Olde English Bulldogge named Wilson, he is 4 and very active, with re-active personality. I had the tight rope procedure done last year and nothing has changed for Wilson as far as chasing, running, and jumping. Tight rope is much less invasive than TPLO, because with TPLO they actually take out some [...]

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Tightrope Surgery Recovery – Charlie the GSP

By on February 15, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

Charlie, our 83lb German Shorthaired Pointer, age 7, had tightrope surgery on his back right leg on Wednesday, January 25. 2011. Initially he started shaking on his right back leg when standing, our Vet shook his head and said he could not say what was wrong. 6 months later the leg had progressed from shaking [...]

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Cruciate Ligament Injury in Dogs

By on January 24, 2011 in CCL Injury, Conservative Management, Dog Knee Brace, Dog Proofing House, Holistic Treatment, Non-Surgical Options, Physical Therapy, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Symptoms, Tightrope Repair, TPLO, Traditional Repair, TTA, TTO

Help!  My dog is limping – Could it be a torn ligament? This guide is a good starting place for anyone looking for more information on dog knee problems, specifically cruciate ligament injury in dogs.  This article will give an overview of dog knee injuries covering everything from symptoms to recovery. What is a Cruciate [...]

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Bilateral Tightrope Surgery, Day 1 – Edgar

By on January 3, 2011 in Dog Knee Surgery, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

Day one after bilateral tightrope surgery. We found a vet (Dr. Kelly) in Byron MN, near Rochester who has done about 90 Tightrope repairs. He also does TTA and TPLO. The name of his clinic is Meadow View. Why Tightrope ACL Surgery? We decided on Tightrope as it is much much less invasive and has [...]

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