She was fine this morning. Running and playing as usual. I was working so wasn’t paying too much attention, she was out in the garden chasing birds and being an arse as usual. The next thing I knew she wouldn’t weight bare on her back leg. Made her rest, popped out and came back hoping the rest would have helped. It hadn’t.
Took her to the vets at 18:30 and vet suspected the same as me, cruciate ligament. We’ve got to go back tomorrow morning to see the orthopaedic surgeon for confirmation. I don’t know what to do.
She’ll be 9 in November, has always had both hip and elbow dysplasia, and had a bilateral arthroscopy when she was about 18 months old. She’s been on painkillers for probably 3 years ish now and now I’ve written it all down, it sounds like a no brainer, but she’s so bloody tenacious she’s still running around like a looney and doesn’t really seem phased by being 3 legged!
Any advice from anyone who’s been through similar much appreciated. The money isn’t really an issue, as in I can get it, but weighing that up against her quality of life is a tough one.