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Cost of CCL Surgery for Dogs

By on November 28, 2016 in CCL Injury, Dog Knee Surgery, Recovery, Surgical Procedures

For many people who face the possibility of surgery for their dog, a common concern is the price. And it can be expensive, but sometimes it’s the only option. This post is to help give you an idea of the total cost of dog knee injury-related procedures, including the surgery itself, post-op care, any extra […]

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Traditional Repair – Maggie

By on April 9, 2016 in CCL Injury, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

I am writing to share Maggie’s story because when I found out about her injury I scoured the internet for stories relating to cruciate injuries and this website was my saving grace! We adopted Maggie at 8 weeks old as a rescue pup from New Mexico. We are avid hikers so Maggie was always hiking […]

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Traditional Extracapsular Repair – Periwinkle

By on March 2, 2016 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

Hey there! It is with great pleasure that I share Periwinkle’s success with her “traditional” knee repair surgery. Winksy is a 6-ish year old pit bull terrier or mix. I am sharing this story 3 years after Winksy’s surgery because I wanted to give the repair time to succeed or fail, so to speak. My […]

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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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Traditional Repair – Bridget

By on December 31, 2015 in CCL Injury, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

My beagle, Bridget, ruptured her cruciate ligament (with partial meniscus tear) in April, 2015, and we chose the Traditional Repair for a couple of reasons: Bridget is an older dog (rescued her over 10 years ago when she was already an adult), and she also has arthritis. Because of her age, I wanted the least […]

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TPLO or Lateral Suture (Extracapsular Repair) – Dandelion Marie

By on November 19, 2013 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, TPLO

The Cruciate Injury In May of 2013, Dandelion started limping and showing signs of discomfort. I knew instantly what it was since I had another dog (Duffus) to do the same thing back in 2002. Duffus had the ACL surgery which is what they call Traditional surgery now. I didn’t want Dande to have surgery […]

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LSS Surgery vs. Conservative Management for Small Dogs – Max

By on November 1, 2013 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Non-Surgical Options, Owner Experiences

Two days ago Max, our 4 year old very active 18 pound Westie, would not walk when he woke up. We took him to the vet, and they said he tore his ACL and recommended LSS surgery. They gave him pain medication and laser therapy. By the afternoon he was acting normally because he couldn’t […]

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Extracapsular Surgery for Dogs – Santos

By on October 16, 2013 in Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures, Traditional Repair

Santos is a rescued/adopted 7 year old Greyhound and Dalmatian mix with diabetes diagnosed one year ago. Santos had a full tear with no meniscus damage. I attempted CM (Conservative Management) for 1.5 months with him getting worse. I decided to get the knee surgically repaired. Because of his diabetes, I brought him home the […]

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C.T. Brady – Ruptured CCL

By on October 7, 2013 in CCL Injury, Complications, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Surgical Procedures

C.T. Brady is a Brittany who will be 13 on Christmas 2013. He was born with a crooked spine (his short tail is canted severely to the left; the C.T. is for “Crook Tail”) and he has very straight stifles (or rear knees) in his hind end. He’s always had a funky gait and the […]

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Kona – Double Extracapular Repair

By on July 16, 2013 in Conservative Management, Dog Knee Conservative Management, Dog Knee Surgery, Owner Experiences, Recovery, Surgical Procedures

I am very concerned after our visit to the Vet last night. Kona our 72 lb. Lab is needing surgery on BOTH back legs! She was running around a few days ago with the neighbor kids and came back in limping. One knee is completely ruptured and the other torn. Our Vet warned us that […]

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