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Tightrope Repair and PRP – Precious

By on February 13, 2018 in CCL Injury, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

Hi everyone…my boxer is 2.5 months short of 3 years. She has always been very active and an avid ball chaser and frisbee catcher. We noticed her limping on her hind right leg a few months ago, but when let outside bursts into a full run. Her limping worried us enough that we made an […]

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Traditional Tightrope – Shelbie

By on January 8, 2016 in CCL Injury, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair, Traditional Repair

Shelbie is 9 years old in February and a 50lb mix of Anatolian Shepherd and Lab so she has always been active and loves chasing her ball and Frisbee! At least she used to 🙁 About 2 years back she had her left knee buckle and was extremely lame on it, of course immediately took […]

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Conservative Management and Tightrope – Ellie

By on December 28, 2015 in CCL Injury, Conservative Management, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

When Ellie, our 55-pound boxer/pit bull mix, was 3, she tore both ACLs within a couple weeks of each other. Our then vet immediately told us to have TPLO as soon as possible. However, My husband and I took to the Internet to see what we could learn about the whole ordeal. We opted for […]

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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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Tightrope Knee Surgery for Dogs – Maxwell

By on June 14, 2014 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

Maxwell is a 103 lb Rhodesian Ridgeback mix in excellent athletic shape and very active. At 4 years old (last year – summer 2013) he tore his CCL on his left stifle completely while running and turning quickly. My normal vet said I would have to seek out a surgeon, she was unable to offer […]

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Tightrope Surgery and Golden Retrievers – Mylah

By on December 2, 2012 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Tightrope Repair

Mylah is a purebred Golden Retriever and will be 2 years old this month. She tore the ACL in her right leg in June and immediately had surgery. We are almost 6 months post-op and she still drags her leg and her nails get filed to the point of bleeding when she walks. I decided […]

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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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Tightrope Surgery with Swivel Lock – Brian

By on April 7, 2012 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Swivel Lock, Tightrope Repair

Brian was the biggest pup of his litter. Now I know not to pick the biggest, since they are more prone to problems often. At 8 1/2 years his right knee went out. That was one week ago. Given his age and the size of this American Bulldog (120 lbs), I was not sure what […]

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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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