• ickplant@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Mine was born with weird knees due to her breed, and needed invasive surgery on both hind legs to fix her ACLs. $6,500 later… she is a happy doggo that can run and jump.

    12/10, would do again.

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      5 days ago

      My poor pup may have the same issue. He only just turned one and he has the back legs of an old dog.

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        5 days ago

        I’m sorry to hear that. The surgery we did was the TPLO (Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy), and it can be a somewhat difficult recovery, especially for larger dogs. She had to be in a crate to avoid walking/running, could only go outside on the leash and move slowly, no jumping, and we had to do some massage and heat/cold applications as well as pain medicine. It wasn’t easy, but it was doable. I really hope you find something that helps your pup!

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          5 days ago

          This is looking highly applicable to my dog. :(

          Thanks for the well wishes, we’ll do out best for him.