{"id":1352,"date":"2011-03-11T16:53:25","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T00:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/?p=1352"},"modified":"2022-04-06T05:49:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T13:49:23","slug":"conservative-management-a-non-surgical-ccl-repair-luscus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/conservative-management-a-non-surgical-ccl-repair-luscus\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Management, A Non Surgical CCL Repair &#8211; Luscus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/luscus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1358\" title=\"luscus\" src=\"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/luscus-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/luscus-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/luscus-500x513.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/luscus.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a>Here&#8217;s my story:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Luscus, 18 month old Cane Corso, 125lbs<\/li>\n<li>Level 2 tear right rear CCL<\/li>\n<li>Occurred at beach when he slipped on a wet rock as 2 dogs jumped on his back (playing)<\/li>\n<li>After drawer test doctor recommended tplo surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reasons Conservative Management was selected:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To cut the bone of a dog still growing did not seem reasonable<\/li>\n<li>Level 2 tear only<\/li>\n<li>Post surgical complications of TPLO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conservative Management Treatment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entire floor covered with non slip rugs<\/li>\n<li>Dog kept in confined area large enough to lay down and stretch when alone<\/li>\n<li>When I was home, dog confined to single room and kept calm<\/li>\n<li>Leashed walks, dog always kept to slow walk. Week 1 distance = 0 feet; walked just enough to get to grass<\/li>\n<li>Week 2 walking distance increased 25 ft only if no setbacks\/injuries during week 1<\/li>\n<li>Each week continued increasing distance per walk<\/li>\n<li>Always kept dog calm, no playing, jumping, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> End Result:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Approximately 4 weeks dog was walking normal and wanting to do more<\/li>\n<li>I waited until end of 6th week to begin rebuilding muscle and ligament strength with light running<\/li>\n<li>Continued to add time spent running each day, similar to how walking distance was increased each week<\/li>\n<li>End of week 9 dog was at full activity and strength<\/li>\n<li>Never had a recurrence or re injury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Personal Comment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Even if you opt for surgery &#8211; the above recovery period applies<\/li>\n<li>With all the great braces available conservative management becomes easier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s my story: Luscus, 18 month old Cane Corso, 125lbs Level 2 tear right rear CCL Occurred at beach when he slipped on a wet rock as 2 dogs jumped on his back (playing) After drawer test doctor recommended tplo surgery Reasons Conservative Management was selected: To cut the bone of a dog still growing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dogkneeinjury.com\/conservative-management-a-non-surgical-ccl-repair-luscus\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1121,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,102,91,33,87,20],"tags":[71,154,156,32,152,52,157],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conservative Management, Non Surgical CCL Repair Alternative<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking for a way to heal your dog&#039;s torn CCL ligament without surgery? 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