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Dog owners....one of my babies has a torn ACL...anyone experience this? F****k!
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One of my big dogs had a partial cruciate ligament tear about 2 years ago. They also recommended surgery, I said no after I looked into the surgery and saw what was involved, the level of pain and recovery time with no guarantee it would work.
I dosed him up on rimadyl, and alot of natural meds, and rest. I looked into all kinds of braces for the leg, decided to go with nothing.
Well, it healed on it's own, and he's a very active 100lb dog. When he stresses that leg alot, he will get a little limpy for a day or two, but it heals up again.
I"m glad that I didn't get the surgery.
I have alot of experience with lame dogs, I'll come back after I eat lunch and give you more information.
You really need to know if it's a full or partial tear. A full tear will never heal, a partial tear might.
Quoting: Lisa*LisaTYVM Lisa, I am very interested in hearing your experiences with this. Neither Vet wanted to bother doing an xray. They keep saying it's 'unnecessary' due to the obvious injury.... Since I cannot even get her scheduled until the end of the month, I was going to monitor her progress for the time being and see. I hate the idea of having her go through surgery. Also, the anesthesia is always a big worry too. IDK, I just wish I could get some concrete answers...
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