The cost of the surgery is insane.. A TPLO actual cost, excluding the vets time is $1,200 to 1,500 USD. But vets typically charge $6,500 to $8,000. This is akin to extorting the owners emotional attachment.. Also usually within one year the other ACL in the other legs tears. They don't tell you that either. I suggest you consider non surgical options especially in older dogs. Such as the custom braces offered by Animal Ortho Care.
thanks. The surgical options are amazing though. Excellent prognosis. Some dogs are doing well with knee braces however. Not as well as if they had surgery but it helps.
Thank youu man, yeaa my 2 yr old lab just got injured running full sprint and got bumper by another pupp. Accidents happen and now where paying for it.
The brace has been helping and doing joint vitamins and home made bone broth about everyday, has really helped so far. The before exercises w massage have been doing a version like that the last couple month's 🤓👊🏼
Hospital gave me anti inflammatory pills and pain pills. After taking these pills my dog went back to normal… 6 year old Malapoo.. he seems to be okay.. afraid it will return. He very frisky..
That drawer test should be banned, it can (has) cause more damage in a weakened knee. Knowing that it is highly likely a tear or full rupture why risk the extra damage.
My dog has been diagnosed with ligament tear. TPLO is your only permanent solution. No brace, supplement etc is going to heal your dog. Don't waste your money, spend it on the surgery.
How did dogs survive and heal through a cruciate tear before surgery then?? My parents dogs both had complete cruciate tears and had custom braces. After 4-6 months they were completely healed. There is stiffness and arthritis (even after surgery they still develop arthritis) but supplements helped and they lived happy until 13 and 15 years old. They didn’t have to go through invasive BONE surgery. There are other options and with time and caution dogs will heal from this type of injury. I’m a human orthopedic surgeon and any kind of bone surgery will be the most invasive. So if my patients can heal with time and have gain of function that isn’t meaningfully affecting quality of life, I recommend no surgery. But, my job is to give all the recommendation and let the patient decide.
@@boscohemibosco9015 haha...you or your dog? My Rott healed with restraint, NSAIDS, and therapy that was slow and steady. It was hard on her and me, but I've had a lab go through the surgery and the down time, and strict restraint is almost the same.
really got a sense of humor, don' ya? It was a joke, not meaning to offend. Seriously, I wanted to know if the sardines, and green tea helped your dog heal in your opinion. Forget it, I'll research the green tea myself, my vet already told me to give him supplements, one being fish oil. Geez, and my mom is proud by the way.
