cruciate ligament advice

[darren m 1]

hi - my young ESS bitch just under a year old as torn her cruciate ligament. not sure how bad as yet .

 

shes booked for the ortho vet next week.

 

what i,d like to know is if anyone as had this happen to there dog working or pet , what was the outcome.

 

thanks all

[bell 3,606]

Unlucky mate, mine did her hock ligament last year, completely severed it. Had some serious surgery at a specialist vet, all screwed and rodded and eventually she was as good as new. The secret to her recovery was cage rest mate and lots of it.

 

Good luck

[quicksilver 0]

I had a 2 yr old mastiff that I hunted with, he tore his cruiate ligament. A local greyhound vet replaced the ligament for a very reasonable price. Yhe dog although not as active as a gundog was very active and didn't suffer any further problems.

 

Keith

[Hannah4181 260]

My JRT has just had his repaired, the operation was done about 5 weeks ago now and he's still being rested, but is moving around without problem and using the leg. Clearly desperate to be back out hunting, hopefully won't be long!

[masmiffy 82]

From memory bosses Border Collie had his done some years back.

Was a great sucess had lots of therapy in a pool after the op to help recovery

[masmiffy 82]

My JRT has just had his repaired, the operation was done about 5 weeks ago now and he's still being rested, but is moving around without problem and using the leg. Clearly desperate to be back out hunting, hopefully won't be long!

 

 

All the jack russels I had ran on three legs even when fit!!

They are strange animals for doing that