Gia had the bilateral TPLO in April 2008. It got to the point that she wasnt having any fun without pain. She would scoot to get to her toys and taking a walk was impossible. The surgery was just as difficult for me as it was for her. It took a good 3 months to recover and by 4th of July she was healed. We would have a had to put her to sleep if we had chosen not to do the surgery. Gia was firt diagnosed with CCL rupture when she was 1 1/2. She had the surgery when she was 3.


This is her 4th of July weekend on vacation with us.

She was in so much pain and was constantly holding her leg up. She has had both legs done and is doing really well so far!

Onslow had trouble last year and I opted not to do surgery we rested him and now he gets around just fine. Unless he's in too much pain to put it down I won't do surgery on him.

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i can't say what is right for polly, but let me say that if you can at all avoid surgery i would. stella didn't have tplo, she had the traditional method, but it was a huge deal. the recovery was long and slow, and the first couple of days following surgery, despite the pain patch and oral meds, were very painful. even though i read everything i could, and was well prepped by our vet, i was still not truly prepared for how major this really was.

i did some online searches about alternatives to surgery, and there did seem to be some good information out there. good luck!

resort...glucosomine and maybe some acupuncture might be helpful

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progressing nicely...River doesn't even limp anymore with her torn cruciate ligament...we just give her supplements every night...she's like a different dog....good luck Angela...decisions are so hard when it comes to our babies!

bad days, but takes her medicine and doesn't seem in pain, I think Surgery is a last resort!

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it's just an evaluation, you don't HAVE to do it unless you really think it will improve her life. Surgery IS scary, I sure hope she doesn't need it.

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the only way i would do the surgery is if the knees were slipping out constantly and causing alot of discomfort. If she can get around just fine and does not seem to hold her leg up or show any issues with the knee i would hold off but that is just me.

but nobdy knows your girl like you do, if you find she is doing ok, and not limping, you just need to keep a closer eye on her, good luck Angela