[Dailydrool] ACL repair surgery

[Hinchliffe at aol.com]

Hi.  As I understand it, there are two different forms of surgery to  repair 
a dog's torn ACL -- the standard "suture" one, and the newer TPLO.  
 
Blueberry had TPLO (in both her legs, about a year apart), and had good,  
steady, uneventful recoveries.  A friend's dog had the suture kind (done by  
Blueberry's surgeon), and is having a terrible time.  It was two weeks  today, and 
she still can't really put any weight on the leg, is hobbling around  and 
just doesn't want to move.  The vet tech on the phone has said  that "every dog 
recovers in his own way."  My friend is extra-concerned  because her dog seemed 
to be improving last week, then took a huge step  backwards (no pun intended) 
and has not improved at all since then, and is below  the level she had 
reached.
 
She has an appointment with the surgeon next week, but I'm just wondering  if 
anyone else has had the suture repair on the ACL, and if they also were still 
 so lame after two weeks?  It would reassure my friend, who is convinced  
that (despite her very careful care) her dog has somehow injured the surgical  
site and ripped out the internal suture that's holding the knee together (which  
can happen) and that she will have to go through it all over again.  (The  
dog is 12, with heart and kidney problems.)
 
Thanks --
 
Beth (Duchess ATB and Blueberry ATB)
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