AmyMay
Situation normal
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URGENT Cruciate Ligament Surgery
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Honey08
Waffled a lot!
I'm late to this discussion, but wanted to say that my biggest lab damaged her cruciate ligament at Blenheim last year. She was 9 and uninsured. We had her xrayed and it showed a lot of arthritic changes in both legs, and the vet suggested not operating. We rested her all winter, never crated, but not off the lead, and just gentle pooters in the garden. After Xmas we started v short lead walks, and allowed her off in the field to potter about. By Spring she was trotting sound and starting to chase the other dogs. By summer she is trotting and cantering. We only do short walks, usually only half to one mile, and more slowly. Occasionally we do longer walks if we are out for the day, but we'd rest her a few days afterwards. She is on metacam (a low dose) daily and we got her very slim (she wasn't ever huge). I thought it would be so hard slimming a lab, but it's been fine. She looks so well and gets lots of compliments.
When she first went lame I kicked myself we hadn't insured her and would have paid it myself, but with hindsight I'm glad we went down the route we did. She's like a semi retired horse out to pasture with the occasional hack. She's great how well she's done, even the vet is pleased with her. Obviously she has a slight wobble to her leg when she walks, and she sits with her leg out sideways.
When she first went lame I kicked myself we hadn't insured her and would have paid it myself, but with hindsight I'm glad we went down the route we did. She's like a semi retired horse out to pasture with the occasional hack. She's great how well she's done, even the vet is pleased with her. Obviously she has a slight wobble to her leg when she walks, and she sits with her leg out sideways.