Cruciate Ligament
Submitted by Karen on January 23, 2012 - 12:56pmI have a 3 1/2 year old bulldog. I took her to the vet and they said she has to have an operation for Cruciate Ligament Is an operation always necessary? She is very active. I don't know if I should rest her or just go ahead and have the operation.Has anyone had experince with this operation before. Thanks
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Karen
Cruciate surgery
I have a 13+ year old who tore the ligament at age 2. She was casted (no surgery) for 5 weeks, then rested a month or more and seemingly healed and was fine for many years. I started her on Glycoflex at this time and continued upgrading the forumula as needed. However, in her old age, starting about 2 years ago, she's really been suffering with the arthritis. She gets around, but with difficulty and it's sad to watch. She's still happy, eats well, loves company and has a good quiality of life. I've found some pain relief for her with tramadol. But her great-granddaughter also tore hers this year and had surgery as I'm hoping to avoid this happening to her. Good luck in your decision.