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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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!

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

This is looking highly applicable to my dog. :(

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