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TPLO Complications – Blu

By on November 25, 2016 in CCL Injury, Complications, Conservative Management, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, TPLO

Initially we tried conservative management with my pit/shepherd mix Blu because I did not want to put him through surgery. We had some success with that for about a year until I got another dog and he reinjured it rough housing. We tried CM again but this time he wasn’t improving so we made the […]

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Right Knee TPLO – Betty

By on January 9, 2016 in CCL Injury, Complications, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, TPLO

Four weeks ago my 6-year-old Greater Swiss Mountain Betty, who is very active and very healthy, tore her cruciate ligament and began limping. We love our dog very much and of course took her to a vet who did x-rays and an exam and recommended a surgical hospital that had board certified surgeons who taught […]

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Tightrope Surgery Infection – Benny

By on December 9, 2015 in CCL Injury, Complications, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

Benny, our three-year-old Staffordshire mix, had damaged both left and right CCLs. After much shopping, research, and talking to vets, we decided on tightrope repair. We had the RH hind leg done first. Post surgery went well until we got off of the antibiotics, when a horrible infection set in. All of the equipment had […]

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Second Tear Immediately Following TPLO - Domino

Second Tear Immediately Following TPLO – Domino

By on June 24, 2013 in Complications, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, TPLO

Hey everyone, posting this because I could not find any stories with this particular complication on the web. I have an 8? year old rescued lab/pitt/dane? neutered male who weighs about 80 lbs. Initially presented with intermittent lameness on both sides (alternating) which finally made its source abundantly clear when he came in from playing […]

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Torn CCL and Meniscus Surgery

Torn CCL and Meniscus Repair – Neo

By on June 13, 2013 in CCL Injury, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences

About 1 month ago, my 8 year old Border Collie completely tore his CCL and Meniscus to his right rear leg. Neo already had 1 big strike against him. He had broken his left leg when he was a puppy and developed terrible arthritis in that leg. We had a stem cell transplant in 2010 […]

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Double TPLO Repair

American Bulldog with 2 TPLOs on the Same Leg – Lucy

By on June 11, 2013 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, TPLO

Lucy was diagnosed with a Cruciate tear, in both knees. One, more painful than the other. So, I contacted a local vet who had an Ortho vet that comes in and does the surgery….all sounded perfect as we both work and this would be a local office instead of having to travel. (Costs $3400.00) So, […]

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Conservative Management for Cruciate Injury

Conservative Management and Young Dogs – Athena’s Story

By on May 2, 2013 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Owner Experiences

My husband and I have three four-legged kids. Are, a 3 yr old 60 lb Pitbull; Stevie, a 1.5 yr old 12 lb Mini-schnauzer; and Athena, an approx 8 month old 72 lb Mastive-mix. This is Athena’s story… Everyday I come come home for lunch (I am lucky to work close to home) and let […]

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MRSA Following TPLO Surgery – Dax

By on December 2, 2012 in Complications, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, TPLO

This is actually my son’s dog but he lives with me and I’m his caretaker. Just over 2 years old, Dax tore both ACL’s. TPLO was done on the worst leg 6 months ago. After a long recovery, he was finally walking and doing a little running without limping. In fact, 3 weeks ago I […]

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Tightrope Repair Complications

Tightrope Repair Complications – Axel

By on September 21, 2012 in Complications, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

I have a 3 year old Rottweiler, Axel. I think the problem started in June 2010, during a dog park playdate. After then he was limping on his back right leg. I took him to the vet and she said that it was a partial tear, so to keep him calm and give him pain […]

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TPLO Surgery Complications & Staph Infection – Rosie

By on May 10, 2011 in Complications, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, TPLO

My 1-yr old rottweiler, Rosie, suffered a right broken leg in May 2010. In Nov. 2010, she had TPLO surgery in an Orthopedic Hospital to repair the CCL and correct the angles in her leg. Two weeks post-op, she developed severe swelling in her leg & abdomen, and a fever. I took her to my […]

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