Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
As it turned out, Cookie has a partially torn cruciate in her left knee. We’ve been through this already with Jasmine. Bad ligaments in both knees. Decisions to be made. Back then, when Jasmine got her diagnosis, I had no idea what a cruciate ligament was, why it would get injured and what were our options. I had to learn…
The dog’s body is a finely-tuned machine where all the parts work together to facilitate motion. If one of the parts cannot do its job. something else has to take over the job. That why often one thing leads to another. Cookie was rehabbing from her iliopsoas injuries and was progressing well. She looked good, and her range of motion…
Darn, your dog’s cruciate ligament has ruptured completely. “A full tear,” explains the vet, causing a bolt of hot lightning to shoot up your spine. Is it time to panic? If finances are a problem, maybe (more on this a bit later). The best thing to do is face facts and adopt a ‘knowledge is power’ attitude. What is the…
Among the most frequent injuries and causes of hind limb lameness in dogs are cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) tears, also referred to as ruptures. These occur in the hind limb, at the knee (stifle joint). I am frequently contacted to provide consultation services and treatment for CCL tears, both partial and full. Is there a way to prevent CCL/ACL tears…
I truly hope that you will never have to find out what the acronym ACL/CCL means. But if your dog develops sudden lameness in a hind leg, and particularly if he is a large breed, you might hear your vet say these letters… Image from Dog Health Handbook So what does an ACL injury mean, besides not being good news? …