My cocker is 16 kilos. He's been having problems for 2 weeks and the vet said we need to be even stricter with rest so confined to house for 2 weeks (even the dog is self isolating!). He's on metacam and has pain relief if required. He said if no improvement they will x-ray and decide on surgery; I thought that sounded very reasonable.
Now I've been reading Fitzpatrick Referrals website and they seem to say that cruciate ligament never heals with rest and immediate surgery is the only answer. We live an hour away from Fitzpatrick's and its hardly the time to be setting off on journeys, but if you were me would you ring our own vet back and say hey, I am not sure this is the best way forward?
H thinks its a great way forward as it requires no effort or input on this part. I'd like to think our own vet is right but ....
Anyone else had this experience?
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Cruciate ligament injury - does it ever resolve with rest?
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DishingOutDone · 07/04/2020 18:14
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