My dog completely tore his ACL. Our vet did the band surgery and he healed very well and we followed up keeping him calm and safe to the T. Well on week 12 we noticed him holding that leg up as he did right after his injury. My stomach sank. I felt this can’t be […]
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Bikini – Double Torn CCL Conservative Management
Bikini during conservative management of double CCL tears In late August 2018, I noticed my 7-years old English bulldog Bikini, showed some lameness (rear right leg) off and on for a bit. After 2-3 weeks, seeing this was not going away that she was now hesitant to go up and down the stairs, not following […]
Roxie – TPLO Surgery
My 2 1/2-year-old Lab/Pit Mix ruptured her CCL about 3 months ago. She weighs 90 lbs and basically ruptured her CCL while playing and running too hard. We were playing fetch when all of a sudden she began to limp and could not put much weight on her back right leg. We took her into […]
Buddy – Torn ACL, Conservative Management
Buddy is a 5 1/2 year old Scottish Terrier. Over the last 2 years we have been involved in Agility training and competition. This summer, Buddy came up lame during practice, and showed some lameness(rear left leg) off and on for a bit. We went to a vet who diagnosed torn CCL and recommended us […]
Chubi Shitzu/Pincher/Pug
Chubi is now 7 tears old. About a year ago, I noticed that Chubi was limping. At one point she was unable to get up the stairs. I went to the vet and they recommended some muscle relaxants and that the dog only have short walks for about 2 weeks. This seemed to work and […]
Nigel- TPLO -Broken Drill Bit & Other Complications
Back in January 2018 my dog tore one of his CCL and I was told he was going to need surgery. I was not excited about the idea of surgery. I researched a little about conservative methods, but for an active dog like mine, it didn’t seem to work as well. I went to see […]
Callie – CCL, TTA Surgery with Complications
Callie partially tore her CCL in November and had been doing underwater treadmill therapy and cold laser therapy with our holistic vet. She was doing better until a setback in April when she ran off the deck at a neighbor’s dog, tore some fibers but not completely torn. Then in June, she snuck out when […]
Louie – TPLO Alternative
Our 6 month old rescue Greyhound/GSD cross was playing with another dog at the park and we heard a yelp and he started to limp. It looked at first as if he had hip dysplasia and had tweaked it, he had the typical wiggly walk and tended to bunny hop instead of running, including when […]
Murphy – TPLO Surgery Complication
My boxer Murphy, is a 6 year old very active and healthy boy. He had a partial tear in his CCL and excessive inflammation in his knee joint (unfortunately common in boxers). Today was his TPLO surgery and when the vet called she said there was a ‘slight complication’ during the procedure. She went on […]
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Dixie – Double Lateral Suture Stabilization
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Benry – Band surgery
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The Cost Of Dog ACL Surgery In 2019
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Birdie and Nigel – CCL Conservative Management
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How To Confine Your Dog After TPLO Surgery:
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Marley- Conservative Management
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Olivia, Conservative Management (Recent Injury)
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Birdie and Nigel – CCL Conservative Management
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Mateo – TPLO Surgery
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Marley – Double TPLO Surgery *Update*
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Buddy – Double ACL Injuries
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Dixie – Double Lateral Suture Stabilization
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Olivia, Conservative Management (Recent Injury)
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Marley- Conservative Management
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FrankCup: Because bone healing is more efficient than ligame...
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Lilly Tilly: ROTTWEILERS in particular are prone to CCL tears w...
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Kayleigh: Hi Dr. Neil I was wondering if you could send m...
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Mary: Olivia. Hang in there. I ate, slept and went pot...
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Olivia Sartori: Thank you Dixie and Mary!...
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