enzo_canecorso
Well-Known Member
I absolutly love this post. I wish I would have been able to find helpful information like this 3 months ago. My (actually my 15 year old daughters) 4 year old, 75lb pitty tore his CCL, he also has bilateral ED. The vet had me in tears with his version of how Nero's life would end up if we didnt do the surgery. The surgeon was adament that surgery had to happen and wanted to do both at the same time, because the other side would tear eventually, and we were all set to do them. We ended up only doing 1 knee because I couldnt figure out how I was going to help him go potty with 2 broken back legs, and unfortunately the money was a factor. I honestly think that Nero was better before the surgery, he was a lot like how you described your dog (running the fence line and changing direction mids stride with no problems). The recovery was very hard on him and now we are 2 months out and he is just starting to get back to normal activities. Shortly after his surgery we switched vets and the new vet said that her dog has torn both of his and is living a happy, normal life without surgery. I really feel like I got duped and I am regretting the fact that I most likely gave my sweet boy a horrible arthritic future to look forward to. You cant tell me that breaking a bone to fix a ligament will cause less arthritis than the torn ligament would have in the first place.
Anyways, thank you for sharing this. I hope that it can help other people see that there are other options out there for their dogs.
Anyways, thank you for sharing this. I hope that it can help other people see that there are other options out there for their dogs.