Dog ruptured anterior cruciate ligament on knee
2 years ago Abby (9yo female neutered Jack Russell dog) had surgery on her right ACL. her knee is tight and holding well. 10 days ago, she ruptured her left hind ACL. We knew this was a high possibility. Because she is under 35pounds our vet says to wait to see if it stabalizes by itself. She now walks fine, with a slight limp but when standing is on tip toe, as she was with the other knee before surgery. After 10 days of leash walks and crating, should she be putting more weight on it by now? Our vet says that if the meniscus tore it will require surgery, (it was torn in the other knee) Will it do any good to wait any longer, or if she is still tip toeing after 10 days should I ask my vet to proceed with surgery? If surgery is the only fix then I would rather get on with it instead of having her in continued pain. At a recent teeth cleaning and blood test we discovered She had high liver enzymes 2 months ago, but they came back to normal after removing 2 absess teeth and daily doses of SAM-e. So as far as pain in concerned we are hesitant to give her any meds. We do not want the liver to react. Should We continue to wait on the knee to heal or go ahead and do surgery? thank you for your time. |
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