Torn ACL in Dog

[abluechipstock]

usually when they tare one the other one will go also because they over use the good one, it seemed the dogs did really good from the practice i used to work at

 

[Sherry]

My boxer will be having this surgery on Friday the 9th. I can't stand seeing her in pain.

I will also be using Care Credit. I've used it before and find it's a wonderful thing.

Good luck to your dog.

 

[Woofless]

For what it's worth, where in the country are you??

I ask because there's a good vet in Sioux Falls, S. Dakota that did the same surgery last fall on my friend's dog for about $900. And when the joint wasn't as stable as the vet would have liked 6 weeks later, he went back in & "tightened it up" for FREE, minus the cost of aftercare meds (about $50). Seems to me like an honest vet who takes pride in his work; I accompanied them on the trip to Sioux Falls once (we're about 120 miles away) and I was pretty impressed by the doctor, his staff and the clinic overall.

I'm originally from FL where vet costs are usually ridiculously expensive....since I moved to SD, most everything I've ever needed from the vet has cost less than half what it would have in Florida. And amazingly enough, a lot of people around here still balk at the idea of paying $900 for that kind of surgery on a dog.

It seems to me that for that price, even if you're far away you could fly yourself & the dog out to Sioux Falls, stay in a hotel for a couple days & fly back...and still save over $1000!

Seriously, PM me if you want the vet's info, I'll have to get the name of the clinic from my friend

 

[bantamamba]

I am in Reno...we're all hill billies here...
Sioux Falls is a bit far!!

Anyway, sorry for not updating this sooner. On Sat she gets her stitches taken out.

The surgery was a success. She came home depressed and pretty doped up and by the second day there was extensive bruising. But now the bruising is mostly faded, the incision site is clean and free of redness (and I can tell it is itching her), she usually bears a good amount of weight on it when going potty outside. Her attitude has picked right up and she seems back to her own self...plus, I think she looks forward to her "treats" in the evening (four small pieces of cheese with a pain pill hid in each one, lol). She has not had the large amount of swelling in the ankle they said she might experience.

I might try and snap some pics today.

Tinted -- yeah, but I always try to guestimate on the higher end of years, lol. She is already getting mild hip dysplasia, according to the xrays taken for the op...the joys of adopting a rescue dog whose parents you have never seen! heh

We have a 15 year-old snake and a 17 year-old cat who just passed a vet exam with flying colours...and I once had a betta live for 4 years...I am hoping my good fortune might continue with Molly. (12 is really up there for a large breed, but who knows...she is a mix...)

 

[chickerdoodle]

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We had an Irish Wolfhound mix that was a wonderful dog who lived 2 months shy of 17! I worked at a veterinary hospital when a gal brought in her purebred show quality IW claiming she was ill. Well an hour later she gave birth to one puppy--Suki! Lots of jokes were passed around as to who the dad was as she looked exactly like an gray grizzle IW but smaller at 85 lbs. Suki enjoyed a happy, long life playing with her "sister, a Parson Russell Terrier (herself near 16 now) until the day we had to let her go. Loved her

 

[bantamamba]

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We had an Irish Wolfhound mix that was a wonderful dog who lived 2 months shy of 17! I worked at a veterinary hospital when a gal brought in her purebred show quality IW claiming she was ill. Well an hour later she gave birth to one puppy--Suki! Lots of jokes were passed around as to who the dad was as she looked exactly like an gray grizzle IW but smaller at 85 lbs. Suki enjoyed a happy, long life playing with her "sister, a Parson Russell Terrier (herself near 16 now) until the day we had to let her go. Loved her

That's grand to hear...I love wolfhounds and big breeds in general...it's just those darn shorter lifespans, man! But 17...wow, that is excellent!
As I said I'm hoping her mixed heritage will give her a few more years than a purebred SB.

Our schipperke is 8-10...she's probably got 15 more years on her lmao. Those dogs go forever.

 

[Slinkytoys]

Wow. That is a first. I've raised IWs since the 70s, know many breeders all over the world and no one that I've heard of has had an IW whelp a singleton puppy. Their bodies are so deep that they go into an inertia when they have too small a litter (or too large of a litter). I will have to post this to my breed club, they would love to hear this.....can I get more info so I can post to them, like area, date, age/breeding of dam etc.?
Slinky

 

[chickerdoodle]

It was in Portland, Oregon and the father was unknown. Perhaps this is why the owner brought her in as she was acting abnormally and the owner did not suspect pregnancy (evidently an accident). Radiographs showed a single pup. Gosh, it was a long time ago and the records (as well as the clinic's original building) are long gone. If I do the math right she was born in March, 1980. I was still single at the time so one of the other technicians adopted her. Five years later when Suki was 5 years old her owner was looking for someone to adopt her as she was moving out of the country. I was ready for a second dog so she joined my family.

Suki was a wonderful, amazingly obedient and gentle dog. Near the end of her happy long life she would still chase and bark at the squirrels (they were in no danger as she lumbered more than ran anymore) and play with our terrier by laying on her chest and baring all her teeth while pretending to growl ferociously while Emma would leap around her Suki's head and snap at the air. After a bit of that the two of them seemed to laugh and slept together.