[Dailydrool] ACL injury question ...

[Hinchliffe at aol.com]

Hi.  A friend's dog (a wannabe, but still very cute and dear) has  injured 
her ACL, and the treatment is surgery.  But, her dog is 12, with  congestive 
heart failure and kidney disease (both controlled by meds), and she's  really 
concerned about the risks of surgery.  The dog can't put weight on  her leg, 
though it doesn't seem to cause her pain when lying down -- she never  licks or 
chew at it, doesn't flinch or yelp when it's palpated, and she's not a  stoic 
dog.  
 
(To make this basset-related, my Blueberry had TWO ACL surgeries -- TPLO --  
so I know what she's going through; but BB was much, much younger, strong and  
healthy then.)
 
My friend is just a wreck.  Her little dog is really happy, otherwise  
healthy.  She doesn't know what to do.  Risk the complications of  surgery?  What 
else -- she can't have her go through the rest of her life  with a torn ACL?
 
Has anyone been through this?  Any advice or thoughts would be really  
appreciated.
 
Thanks,
Beth (Duchess ATB and Blueberry ATB)
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