satan80 358 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 My bitch has been limping badly since last week, she was chasing in the woods and came back lame on one of her back legs. Had her to the vets and they've confirmed they think it's a cruciate ligament injury, but have advised a couple of weeks total rest to see how she recovers. All the reading i've done online however says surgery is the most sensible option for a decent, relatively quick recovery. Just wondered if anyone's had a dog recover well from this injury without going under the knife? and if so how long did it take on rest, lead walks etc. Bitch in nearly 3 years old and in otherwise top health, fed raw, supplemented with seraquin, which seems to have kept other aches+pains to a minimum. Thanks for any advice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my hounds 313 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 My bitch has been limping badly since last week, she was chasing in the woods and came back lame on one of her back legs. Had her to the vets and they've confirmed they think it's a cruciate ligament injury, but have advised a couple of weeks total rest to see how she recovers. All the reading i've done online however says surgery is the most sensible option for a decent, relatively quick recovery. Just wondered if anyone's had a dog recover well from this injury without going under the knife? and if so how long did it take on rest, lead walks etc. Bitch in nearly 3 years old and in otherwise top health, fed raw, supplemented with seraquin, which seems to have kept other aches+pains to a minimum. Thanks for any advice Paul Evans in Royton Oldham, 0161 6285709 asap I hope you havent left it too late the vet you saw where they up on running/working/greyhound dog injuries??? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
satan80 358 Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 cheers mate, the vet i go to is ok, seems to be up on working dogs i've had her there before. I rang bone man Robert Meek but he's not up north till end of next week, i'll definitely give this guy in Oldham a ring, thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I had a lurcher spend 6 months on the lead: walking only, and he recovered very well, though there was considerable swelling around his knee. It didn't appear to bother him but I can't say if it would have been a problem long term as he broke his neck a year after he recovered from the cruciate injury. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
satan80 358 Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I had a lurcher spend 6 months on the lead: walking only, and he recovered very well, though there was considerable swelling around his knee. It didn't appear to bother him but I can't say if it would have been a problem long term as he broke his neck a year after he recovered from the cruciate injury. i was expecting a happier ending to the story than that Took her out for a short lead walk tonight and not limping, so a bit of progress. I was straight into your book btw as soon as i got back with her limping last week, like i always do when things go t*ts up with her. Was hoping to find a 'cruciate ligament miracle recovery section' but sadly not Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I had a lurcher spend 6 months on the lead: walking only, and he recovered very well, though there was considerable swelling around his knee. It didn't appear to bother him but I can't say if it would have been a problem long term as he broke his neck a year after he recovered from the cruciate injury. i was expecting a happier ending to the story than that Took her out for a short lead walk tonight and not limping, so a bit of progress. I was straight into your book btw as soon as i got back with her limping last week, like i always do when things go t*ts up with her. Was hoping to find a 'cruciate ligament miracle recovery section' but sadly not you need to rest completely. cage rest is best, the dog will walk and even run but you will just be causing more damage by allowing it to do this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somewhereyournot 1,117 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 My of bitch had this , to what degree I don't know. Strict rest for 2 weeks with being put on lead out the back for piss n stuff, then from there short walks for 4 weeks, after that was another 4 weeks of more short walks. Long story short she was fine, so whether it was badly bruised I'm not sure. Definitely cruciate as it was very sore in the knee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I had a lurcher spend 6 months on the lead: walking only, and he recovered very well, though there was considerable swelling around his knee. It didn't appear to bother him but I can't say if it would have been a problem long term as he broke his neck a year after he recovered from the cruciate injury. i was expecting a happier ending to the story than that Took her out for a short lead walk tonight and not limping, so a bit of progress. I was straight into your book btw as soon as i got back with her limping last week, like i always do when things go t*ts up with her. Was hoping to find a 'cruciate ligament miracle recovery section' but sadly not The problem with writing such a book is that I had to stay general for most of the injuries as I am not a vet and could not legally put in the type of advice that a vet might give. Secondly, there are so many varying degrees of joint, tendon or ligament injury that the book would have been a thousand pages long: soft tissue injuries (tendon, ligament, muscle) are never easy to diagnose correctly even for the experts. The general rule with any 'invisible' injury is rest, and if possible an expert opinion: really good back man, chiropractor, enlightened vet etc. If you banged your knee no one could tell you exactly what was wrong without actually examining your knee and maybe xraying it. Hope your bitch makes a good recovery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,651 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Mine spent 4 months on a lead and even after that moved to a long line so I could keep him restricted. The vet could not say for certain what the injury exactly was and xray showed nothing. Even now on rare occasions every few months or so he will throw the leg and limp a bit but it passes in a minute or two and does not affect him and happens less and less. This is going back 14 months or so now But to get him there took loads and loads of rest and patience. Trying to keep a high drive young dog rested is not easy but the only way. I had plenty of advice and encouragement too keep the sod off work last year which worked out well in the end Edited December 4, 2015 by terryd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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