Post by Nittanylizard on Jun 21, 2008 12:38:29 GMT -5
So yesterday evening, Darcy, my 73-pound German shepherd mix, was charging around the living room like crazy, as she often does, making turns on a dime, and all of a sudden she was yelping and wouldn't put weight on her back left leg.
She still wouldn't put any weight on it this morning, so I took her over to the vet. Apparently, she either tore, or partially tore, the ligament inside of her knee joint. It's the dog equivalent of the ACL, just with a different name.
They would have to do surgery to fix it, but we're first going to try 4-6 weeks of anti-inflammatory, rest, and glucosamine HCL in the hopes that her knee begins to form enough scar tissue to carry her weight.
Poor thing. I had all these plans to do a lot of hiking this year with her (and the rest of the family, of course). Now she'll have to stay home. I'm really hoping the glucosamine helps. We're going to have them do the surgery if she ends up needing it, but it'll cost around $1500.
She still wouldn't put any weight on it this morning, so I took her over to the vet. Apparently, she either tore, or partially tore, the ligament inside of her knee joint. It's the dog equivalent of the ACL, just with a different name.
They would have to do surgery to fix it, but we're first going to try 4-6 weeks of anti-inflammatory, rest, and glucosamine HCL in the hopes that her knee begins to form enough scar tissue to carry her weight.
Poor thing. I had all these plans to do a lot of hiking this year with her (and the rest of the family, of course). Now she'll have to stay home. I'm really hoping the glucosamine helps. We're going to have them do the surgery if she ends up needing it, but it'll cost around $1500.
Give her some loving pats from me.