cruciate ligament tear
Anybody out there have experience with a corgi with a cruciate ligament tear in their knee? Rhys has a tear in his left rear knee. Not sure if it's total or partial yet. If it's partial, meds and rest. If it's total, surgery for $3000. I really hope it's only partial. It's going to be hard keeping him from running. He has to go outside on a leash only.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on
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Here's an old thread on this topic.
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on
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Yes! Seanna just had surgery at the end of May for a complete tear with no meniscus involvement in her posterior left leg. We think she did it playing with our other dog. We went with the extra-capsular filament surgery, and she is doing great! I'd be more than happy to answer any questions you may have!
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Permalink Reply by Jill Usher on
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Sheila -
My Corgi, Jake, just had his right CCL done as well as his meniscus removed back in April. He is doing great. We had the tightrope surgery done because his knee was blown out. It's was about $3000 with the surgery and 8 physical therapy sessions. Then we paid another $200 for 6 additional water therapy sessions. Definetely do the water therapy!! It paid off for Jake in the long run. Hang in there and please send me a message if you have any questions. Follow Jake's progress and for more information at my link below. I think I posted it under Corgi Health as well!
http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/my-pem-and-possible-2-torn
Jill
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Oh, and Sheila - It was Jennifer Markley who got me through the 12 weeks with Jake. She is an absolute wealth of knowledge and has been such a great support system for me.
Jakey loves Jennifer and Seanna! :)
Jill
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Permalink Reply by Judi, Dawn, Soffie & Griffyn on
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Our 4 year old Soffie had a partial tear last July. We opted to keep surgery as a second option and use CM conservative management for her recovery. It was a long process, 6 months before we noticed absolutely no limp at all. And after one full year I am happy that we decided to rehab her the way we did. She lost 10 pounds (vet recommended) and she is a happy healthy girl who loves to run and play with her "brother" Griffyn. Here's a link to our "story". http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/is-your-corgi-overweight-take
Please do all your research!
Our best wishes for Rhys!!!
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Sheila -
Any updates on Rhys?
Jill
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Permalink Reply by Diane Burda on
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Welcome to my world! This past May my little guy, Gunny( age 6), was making one of his typical quick turn maneuvers while playing with my neighbors pup and suddenly let out a very unfamiliar yelp. . He would not put weight on his right back leg at all and kept it up in the air.. Took him to the vet the next morning and exam said torn ACL.After much emailing on this wonderful site we decided on having the surgery and a few days later he was back at the vet having the surgery to the tune of $1500. We did not have the very extensive, elaborate sounding surgery where they break the bone and put plate in.We opted for the more common surgery where they thread something through. It was a very long summer. No more running our usual home obstacle course or chasing the sprinkler water. Carried up and down stairs and out side then inside. He had to be watched very ,very carefully for the first 6 weeks especially. He is running around now and we are taking walks, but stil lnot like we used to be. He cannot , or doesn not feel comfortable, folding that leg under him when he lays down and still sometimes appears less limber. I give him a glucosamine/msm supplement daily. I have a feeling that he will never be the same as he was before the tear and I am fearful about the other leg doing the same thing, as I have heard it is not uncommon .I never want to see him go through that surgery again. The first couple weeks were just awful! :c I hope your guy does not have to go through the surgery but if he does you will have lots of support here at mycorgi!
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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on
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I had the TPLO done on my old dog and actually think this is the way to go. Rehab was pretty rough, 4 months before he could be off leash and running free again. However, he actually walked out of the vet's office on all four legs the day after surgery. I can't remember (it was over a year ago) but I believe it is VERY limited activity for 2 to 4 weeks then a slow introduction back to activity. No physical therapy needed. It cost me $3000 for the surgery and post surgery x-rays. Everything healed perfectly and there was no sign of a limp after. I had a small cocker spaniel mix in the past who blew cruciate and they repaired it with one of the more basic methods and recovery was awful and long and painful for her (we had to pick her up and take her out because she couldn't walk) and she ended up blowing the cruciate in her other leg from compensating, where my other dog could get up and down on his own right after surgery and the hard part was keeping him down since he felt so good after about 2 or 3 days. After going through both I would definately opt for the TPLO if you have an orthopedic surgeon to do it. I think overall its a quicker recovery and the false joint is much more stable than the stringing together with fishing line method.
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