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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: twolabs on June 17, 2014, 09:00:26 AM

Title: Lab Torn ACL ?????
Post by: twolabs on June 17, 2014, 09:00:26 AM: Anyone have experience with this? My 10 year old tore his in 2012 and we had the TPLO surgery and he was great now he tore his other one and we are getting an orthopets leg brace we just can't afford another surgery. Any one have any experience with the brace a nieghbor of mine has one and said there great pretty much back to normal.
Title: Re: Lab Torn ACL ?????
Post by: AspenBud on June 17, 2014, 09:25:56 AM: Quote from: twolabs on June 17, 2014, 09:00:26 AM
Anyone have experience with this? My 10 year old tore his in 2012 and we had the TPLO surgery and he was great now he tore his other one and we are getting an orthopets leg brace we just can't afford another surgery. Any one have any experience with the brace a nieghbor of mine has one and said there great pretty much back to normal.

No experience with them. But if you can find a clinic that offers rehab/PT they might be able to help without surgery. The injury will most likely "heal" with time, but if allowed to the dog will never work again. That said it's probably time to start training a new hunting partner if you haven't already and retire your 10 year old.
Title: Re: Lab Torn ACL ?????
Post by: lewy on June 17, 2014, 09:29:36 AM: Pretty common to have to do both tplo surgeries, unfortunately
Title: Re: Lab Torn ACL ?????
Post by: UBA on June 17, 2014, 11:02:54 AM: :yeah: had to do both on my lab
Title: Re: Lab Torn ACL ?????
Post by: Jake T on June 17, 2014, 11:14:20 AM: my dog tore his first acl and we did the tplo. then he tore his other acl and we did the tightrope procedure. the tightrope procedure is less invasive, less expensive and way less recovery time. think 6 weeks until back to active duty instead of 6 weeks in the kennel like with tplo. it's another option for you anyway.
Title: Re: Lab Torn ACL ?????
Post by: Cougar Gold on June 17, 2014, 09:30:38 PM: My lab tore her ACL at the age of 2. Vet recommend the surgery, but I met someone who told me that I could avoid it by using supplements. She told me to buy Tri-flex from a Farm Feed Store. It is a high dose glucosamine supplement for horses. I used this supplement and my dog never missed a hunting season. She is now 12 yrs old. I retired her from hunting last year. My vet took X-rays when I told him that she was doing well without the surgery. He said that the Tri-Flex kept the joint lubricated and the knee capsule ended up thickening and doing the work of the ACL.
Title: Re: Lab Torn ACL ?????
Post by: twolabs on June 18, 2014, 01:54:14 PM: Quote from: Cougar Gold on June 17, 2014, 09:30:38 PM
My lab tore her ACL at the age of 2. Vet recommend the surgery, but I met someone who told me that I could avoid it by using supplements. She told me to buy Tri-flex from a Farm Feed Store. It is a high dose glucosamine supplement for horses. I used this supplement and my dog never missed a hunting season. She is now 12 yrs old. I retired her from hunting last year. My vet took X-rays when I told him that she was doing well without the surgery. He said that the Tri-Flex kept the joint lubricated and the knee capsule ended up thickening and doing the work of the ACL.

Thanks I will see if I can get some of that and try it.