Post by: birddogdad on February 12, 2018, 08:43:19 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on February 12, 2018, 08:49:59 AM
Post by: birddogdad on February 12, 2018, 09:01:51 AM
Wow, how did she injure them?
just running..
Post by: vandeman17 on February 12, 2018, 09:05:52 AM
Wow, how did she injure them?
just running..
Ouch. My 5 year old goes balls out all the time and it scares me. I watch her jumping sage brush, downed logs etc and I just pray she doesn't hurt herself. She is a dog though so can't really hold them back. Keep up posted and good luck!
Post by: jackelope on February 12, 2018, 09:31:35 AM
Post by: Mfowl on February 12, 2018, 09:35:51 AM
Post by: bigdave on February 12, 2018, 10:27:20 AM
Post by: quadrafire on February 12, 2018, 10:39:36 AM
no walking for 12 weeks? :dunno: how does that work?House arrest. Leash walk only out to potty, that's it.
Post by: Ridgeratt on February 12, 2018, 10:44:26 AM
no walking for 12 weeks? :dunno: how does that work?House arrest. Leash walk only out to potty, that's it.
:yeah:
When our dawg had her's done the vet gave me an example of putting a 100.00 bill on the fridge. Said if she tears it bring me back 12 more of them with the one on the fridge and he will repeat what he had just done.
Post by: jackelope on February 12, 2018, 11:18:13 AM
Post by: Mark Brenckle on February 12, 2018, 11:40:45 AM
Tramadal and ace pills helped keep her mellow. Her surgery was in April, she's fully recovered but we keep her calm on the wood floors, don't let her chase the neighbors cats, etc.
Post by: Mark Brenckle on February 12, 2018, 11:42:50 AM
Post by: WA hunter14 on February 12, 2018, 11:56:54 AM
Post by: Mudman on February 12, 2018, 12:42:29 PM
Post by: lamrith on February 12, 2018, 01:49:04 PM
Do NOT get it done locally, all the vets here on the Wetside charge way to much.
His dog had to have BOTH knees done a year or two ago and out the door total was around what the local here charge for ONE. and the vert is supposedly a pioneer in the field. His dog was back up and going pretty quickly.
Post by: Bluemoon on February 12, 2018, 04:25:22 PM
Post by: quadrafire on February 12, 2018, 05:31:40 PM
May be worth a road trip. Drop the dog off for surgery, take the wife out for a nice weekend and still have gas money for hunting season .......
Seems the west side surgeons realize their clients won't travel???
Post by: Skyvalhunter on February 12, 2018, 07:01:11 PM
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Post by: birddogdad on February 13, 2018, 06:19:11 AM
Wow, how did she injure them?
just running..
Ouch. My 5 year old goes balls out all the time and it scares me. I watch her jumping sage brush, downed logs etc and I just pray she doesn't hurt herself. She is a dog though so can't really hold them back. Keep up posted and good luck!
Thanks, yea my 8 year old (injured) was balls out all the time and I have a young 3 year old she MUST out perform. I have 3 pointers and she was my range girl. out 2-300yds and hold points for me to catch up, others in closer kind of zones they work. She, once healed, is smart enough to be talked into close in work and create a new tight zone of range around me, but that is still 1 more successful surgery away! She I think had injured one leg a couple years ago, maybe I saw thought she was just lame, no yipping ... when the second leg went , she was chasing the puppy around my yard and was very vocal in pain. I am +3 days now and she is responding incredibly well IMO.
Post by: Skyvalhunter on February 13, 2018, 06:33:55 AM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on February 14, 2018, 10:46:36 PM
Post by: birddogdad on February 15, 2018, 06:41:44 AM
Ya you put the dog in a crate that is just big enough and leave it there for 8-12 weeks. It's torture.
yes tough on the dogs for sure, but the alternative is worse..... she very much understands what is happening.. has an ortho bed and camps when I am home...
Post by: Happy Gilmore on February 18, 2018, 10:03:43 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on February 18, 2018, 10:17:06 PM
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Post by: 87Ford on February 19, 2018, 04:03:03 PM
...vets who had only done a couple hundred of the procedures if that. Akers was around 10,000 surgeries if I remember right.Gosh that's a lot of torn ACL's! Guess I've been fortunate with my Labs.
Post by: DoubleJ on February 19, 2018, 04:22:52 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on February 19, 2018, 04:27:57 PM
Cranial cruciate ligament disease can affect dogs of all sizes, breeds, and ages, but rarely cats. Certain dog breeds are known to have a higher incidence of CrCLD (Rottweiler, Newfoundland, Staffordshire Terrier, Mastiff, Akita, Saint Bernard, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, and Labrador Retriever) while others are less often affected (Greyhound, Dachshund, Basset Hound, and Old English Sheepdog). A genetic mode of inheritance has been shown for Newfoundlands and Labrador Retrievers
https://www.acvs.org/small-animal/cranial-cruciate-ligament-disease
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on February 19, 2018, 05:02:16 PM
Post by: birddogdad on February 28, 2018, 02:09:53 PM
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Post by: Calvin Rayborn on March 09, 2018, 01:56:27 AM
Post by: Ridgeratt on March 09, 2018, 08:08:42 AM
no walking for 12 weeks? :dunno: how does that work?House arrest. Leash walk only out to potty, that's it.
:yeah:
When our dawg had her's done the vet gave me an example of putting a 100.00 bill on the fridge. Said if she tears it bring me back 12 more of them with the one on the fridge and he will repeat what he had just done.
Well almost 5 years to the date. She is going in for the other side on Tuesday. Grandma had her on a walk and she slipped on some ice. On the east side if anyone needs a recommendation it would be to Garland Animal in Spokane. They have been my vet for over 40 years.
Post by: netcoyote on March 09, 2018, 09:13:35 AM
Post by: johnnyaustin44 on March 09, 2018, 11:06:25 AM
I will tell you this before my dog tore his after a hard day of hiking when we got home he would limp. I would give him a half or a full tablet of Rhymadal(sp) and he would be good to go the next day. Well then last year we were hiking in the snow and got back and he was limping and continued to limp for days so we took him in to find out it was torn. The vet said sometimes it can be immediate and sometimes it gradually gets worse.Pretty much exactly what my dog is going through right now. We’ll see on Tuesday what it looks like. Doesn’t sound too good.
Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 09, 2018, 12:01:50 PM
Post by: johnnyaustin44 on March 10, 2018, 11:09:03 PM
Well you will do what you think is right for your dog. Mine was 10 at the time and it was the best money I could spend for him. I couldn't just let him go thru the rest of his life limping and wanting to be out in the mountains.Oh for sure. Mine is only three and we have a lot of good hunts and sheds in our future.
Post by: birddogdad on March 14, 2018, 06:52:43 AM
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