Has anyone ever had to have their dogs ACL of the knee surgically repaired? My dog has ACL surgery scheduled and I was wondering what to expect afterwards.
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Has anyone ever had to have their dogs ACL of the knee surgically repaired? My dog has ACL surgery scheduled and I was wondering what to expect afterwards.
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My dog had a torn ligament in his knee and had it repaired. I don't know if that's the same thing.
He is doing fine, but limps when the weather is cold and damp or he overdoes it.
I feed him a special joint food to help, otherwise he enjoys his life and doesn't seem to be bothered too much.
Best of luck to you and your puppy.
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Thank you for the information! I hope he will be able to go for his morning run again once he has healed from the surgery. It upsets him when he gets left home.
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You're welcome. Mine seemed to recover fairly quickly and we have slimmed him down some to prevent further injury.Originally Posted by Kelsey
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It's hard seeing your dog hurt.
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My Sheltie had the surgery and he did fine afterwards. It probably won't be able to run for at least a couple of months.
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How is your dog doing?
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He has not had the surgery yet, it is scheduled in early September when I can stay home with him a few days after the surgery. Thank you for asking. My guy is very muscular but is not over weight. Since his activity has decreased, I did cut back on his food so he would not put on any weight. I am nervous about the surgery because he also has seizures which he takes medication for daily. He was also an abused pound puppy and has many fears so we have never kenneled him. I know the vet will take good care of him but it will be traumatic spending the night at the vets.
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Mine came home the same day.
They told me if he recovered from the surgery enough I could take him home and he did.
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Mine stayed at the vet's for a week. He had a total knee replacement.
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Our friends' dog had the surgery last Friday and got to go home that afternoon. When I talked to them, they said that he needed the pain meds that night and the husband slept near the dog ... just in case. He came through fine. Good luck with your baby. Keep us posted.
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