Our lovely 9 year old lab bitch has just been to the vets and we have been told that she has ruptured the cruciate ligament. The vet was very good and drew me lots of pictures and talked me through the options and we have started with a conservative approach as the dog is barely lame and otherwise in good health and fit. She has had a glucosamine injection, with another lined up for next week and we have been advised to rest her (no walks, only gentle wanders round the garden and house) for 6 weeks. He will then re-assess and decide whether surgery is appropriate and which type.
I'm a bit stunned as I thought it was possibly arthritis or a pulled muscle but I would like to hear your experience of this injury, and how it panned out for your dogs....
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Talk to be about ruptured cruciate ligament
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frostyfingers · 20/02/2014 16:14
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