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Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy

TPLO, 2 Days Post Op – Potato

By on May 28, 2010 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

Injury Date: 04/14/10 Potato’s Story: Potato tore her knee muscle in winter. I had insurance, but because she was limping prior to a minor sprain, they didn’t cover it. I couldn’t stand seeing her limping around anymore so i paid the $3000 for the kind of surgery where they cut the bone so the leg […]

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Stifle Braces for Dogs

Dog Knee Brace from Orthopets

By on May 6, 2010 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Brace, Non-Surgical Options, Owner Experiences

A reader of Dog Knee Injury has graciously offered to share her dog Fargo’s story and share their experiences with Conservative Management. When Fargo’s owner first contacted me in February, 2010 she wrote: “Our 11-year old yellow lab, Fargo, tore his ACL on February 4, 2010. I called the vet and he asked, “Did he […]

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Canine TTA Recovery

TTA Surgery Recovery – 2 Weeks, Timber’s Story

By on March 23, 2010 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

It has been 1 week since Tim’s TTA surgery, and she is now starting to get very playful. It’s going to be difficult to keep her quiet. Her surgical line from the TTA is beautiful, bruising and swelling are completely gone. Days 8 and 9 were uneventful. Timber is enjoying the great weather, and she […]

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CCL Repair for Canines

TTA Surgery Recovery – 1 Week, Timber’s Story

By on March 15, 2010 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

TTA Surgery Recovery – Week 1 Timber went in for TTA surgery on Tues March 9th, and the surgery went great. I picked her up on Wednesday, the staff said she a had a good night, she was so sweet, she was one of the quiet ones and she didn’t cry or bark. Her first […]

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TTA Dog Knee Surgery, Timber’s Story

By on March 15, 2010 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

Timber’s TTA Surgery Timber is a 6 year old female shepard mix; she is my baby. In August 2006, Timber tore her left ACL and she underwent TPLO. She recovered beautifully from TPLO surgery. Nearly 4 years later, she developed an abscess over her TPLO scar. I took Tim to my local vet, and she […]

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Beau at Three and Four Weeks Post Op CCL Repair

By on January 11, 2010 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

We’ve started the physical therapy. Weekly half hour swimming session have Beau moving his leg very well. The stairs are also going well, though we seem to have to do it twice a day for five minutes because once a day for ten minutes is just too boring for both dog and human. He absolutely […]

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Extracapsular or Traditional Repair in Lab

Beau’s Story – Two Weeks Post Op CCL Repair

By on January 11, 2010 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

This week we have seen a big improvement in Beau’s ease in getting around. In fact, he thinks he’s superdog! He clearly isn’t feeling much pain, so we have eased off on the Tramadol, but continue to give him the Metacam and the Acepromozine for sedation. The most difficult part of the week is getting […]

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Post Operative Recovery Following Traditional Repair

Beau’s CCL Repair – One Week Post Op

By on December 22, 2009 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

One Week Post Op Overall, this has been a good week and not as terrible as I imagined. By the third day, he no longer dragged his toes and was actually putting some pressure on the leg. We applied a cold compress to ice his knee area four and five times a day, but are […]

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Beau – One Day Post CCL Repair Surgery

By on December 22, 2009 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

Day After Surgery My husband and I modified our work schedules somewhat so that someone could be home with Beau at all times for the first week. Today was my turn. In the morning, I took the bandage off as instructed and was very happy to find that the vet technician had done a great […]

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Post Operative Recovery for Dog Ligament Repair

Beau’s Day and Night of CCL Surgery

By on December 22, 2009 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

The Day and Night of Surgery I dropped Beau off at the vet’s at 7:30 am and went on to work, warning all my co-workers to expect a basket case in the office that day. By 8:30, I had a call from the vet’s office. I started panicking, but it turned out that they just […]

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