Just wondering if anyone had any experiences, particularly in older dogs.
My lab has been quite lame suddenly, and the vet saw her today. He says he think she's snapped her cruciate ligament. She is 9 1/2. He says he can feel a lot of arthiritic changes in her knees and hips, so he doesn't think it's worth putting her through an operation as she would likely be lame again in the near future anyway. He's going to X-Ray her tomorrow to check for sure. He says she will go onto Metacam (?) and another drug to hopefully stop the pain and that if we cut all exercise out and slow her life down she could live quite happily and cope.
I'm just a bit gutted for her (and us). She's been such a happy, outdoorsy family pet and still loves walks and swimming. She hasn't a grey hair on her, I'd thought she was ageing well!
Also how do I cope taking the other two younger dogs out when she has to stay behind looking so sad? My MIL's care home have said I can take her to visit their old folk, which doggy will adore.
Bit shocked and fed up tonight...
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Cruciate damage - any experience?
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honeyroar · 18/10/2015 22:24
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