which can not be repaired.

which can not be repaired.

When we had the problem with our dog, he did limp but otherwise seemed fine. Our surgeon did put him on Previcox which is an anti inflammatory. The best thing you can do it not over exercise the dog if he is limping and seems to be in pain. I would try to keep him quiet and only go out for potty breaks. I cannot remember when you said you were taking him in. A torn ACL is not an emergency but the longer you wait the more damage that can be done. It is a little more tricky if the meniscus is torn as well. In our case it was not, but he limped from Aug, when it first happened until the time we did the surgery which was in Jan. after the holidays. In the meantime we did crate rest, limited exercise, Previcox. It really did not make that much difference and so after talking with our vet again we agreed that the best thing would be to get the surgery over with. I can tell you I was a nervous wreck at the thought of putting my 6 year old under for this surgery and I stayed at the hospital until he was awake and breathing on his own. The staff there kept me constantly informed.But I knew that in order for him to be pain free and comfortable I had to do it and had complete faith in our surgeon. He did spend the night and then we brought him home the next day. He did have a lot of meds, pain meds etc for a few days that helped him rest comfortably at home. He did great, but he was a very mellow dog and was fine just laying around.
It is not an inexpensive surgery but there is a plan called Care Credit. It does help spread vet bills out over time and in some cases depending on the plan you choose you can do it interest free.
I have used it in the past and it really helped. That is something you check with your vet to see if they have that program and you fill out the forms there. I hope this information helps you.
I can sympathize with what you are going through but after having gone through it I would not hesitate if I needed to do it again because the end results were fantastic.

When we had the problem with our dog, he did limp but otherwise seemed fine. Our surgeon did put him on Previcox which is an anti inflammatory. The best thing you can do it not over exercise the dog if he is limping and seems to be in pain. I would try to keep him quiet and only go out for potty breaks. I cannot remember when you said you were taking him in. A torn ACL is not an emergency but the longer you wait the more damage that can be done. It is a little more tricky if the meniscus is torn as well. In our case it was not, but he limped from Aug, when it first happened until the time we did the surgery which was in Jan. after the holidays. In the meantime we did crate rest, limited exercise, Previcox. It really did not make that much difference and so after talking with our vet again we agreed that the best thing would be to get the surgery over with. I can tell you I was a nervous wreck at the thought of putting my 6 year old under for this surgery and I stayed at the hospital until he was awake and breathing on his own. The staff there kept me constantly informed.But I knew that in order for him to be pain free and comfortable I had to do it and had complete faith in our surgeon. He did spend the night and then we brought him home the next day. He did have a lot of meds, pain meds etc for a few days that helped him rest comfortably at home. He did great, but he was a very mellow dog and was fine just laying around.
It is not an inexpensive surgery but there is a plan called Care Credit. It does help spread vet bills out over time and in some cases depending on the plan you choose you can do it interest free.
I have used it in the past and it really helped. That is something you check with your vet to see if they have that program and you fill out the forms there. I hope this information helps you.
I can sympathize with what you are going through but after having gone through it I would not hesitate if I needed to do it again because the end results were fantastic.

He seems to be in pain, always limping and favouring his other leg. I guess no walks or anything like that? could he do anymore damage?

Is he in pain? Can I give him anything?

Thanks
Jackie

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He seems to be in pain, always limping and favouring his other leg. I guess no walks or anything like that? could he do anymore damage?

Is he in pain? Can I give him anything?

Thanks
Jackie

http://www.kinggunther.com

http://www.kinggunther.com

http://www.kinggunther.com

I went through this same exact thing with my boy when he was 6. I did crate rest and waited a few months and then had him re evaluated by a good bulldog orthopedic surgeon. Like you said, the only way to repair the tear was to do surgery. We opted to do the surgery, TPLO. He did fantastic. The after care is extremely important. He had crate rest, actually they recommended putting him in a small xpen, which we did with lots of carpet so he could not slip. He only went out on his lead with the help of a belly sling to go potty. After the initial 6 weeks I opted to keep him confined for a little longer. Bottom line is he healed fantastically. You would never know anything had ever happened. He moved beautifully after he healed and I am very thankful that we had a wonderful vet that took excellent care of him.
I tried crate rest in the beginning as well as some anti imflammatories....it did not heal, so the only way to fix the problem is with surgery. And being that your dog is only 2 I would say that is probably the way to go. Just make sure that whom ever is doing it is experienced with bulldogs and has done a LOT of those surgeries.

I went through this same exact thing with my boy when he was 6. I did crate rest and waited a few months and then had him re evaluated by a good bulldog orthopedic surgeon. Like you said, the only way to repair the tear was to do surgery. We opted to do the surgery, TPLO. He did fantastic. The after care is extremely important. He had crate rest, actually they recommended putting him in a small xpen, which we did with lots of carpet so he could not slip. He only went out on his lead with the help of a belly sling to go potty. After the initial 6 weeks I opted to keep him confined for a little longer. Bottom line is he healed fantastically. You would never know anything had ever happened. He moved beautifully after he healed and I am very thankful that we had a wonderful vet that took excellent care of him.
I tried crate rest in the beginning as well as some anti imflammatories....it did not heal, so the only way to fix the problem is with surgery. And being that your dog is only 2 I would say that is probably the way to go. Just make sure that whom ever is doing it is experienced with bulldogs and has done a LOT of those surgeries.

the only way to fix his problem was surgery...he had TTO and it was great for him...it too 9 wks to heal crate rest pain meds etc and a sling to go potties but it was worth it and he has not had any problems with it since...

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the only way to fix his problem was surgery...he had TTO and it was great for him...it too 9 wks to heal crate rest pain meds etc and a sling to go potties but it was worth it and he has not had any problems with it since...

hugs

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