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<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>(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.)</DIV>
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<DIV>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?</DIV>
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<DIV>Has anyone been through this? Any advice or thoughts would be really
appreciated.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Beth (Duchess ATB and Blueberry ATB)</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV CLASS="aol_ad_footer" ID="6b4993f19ede88ab35656f8f6832470"><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"><b>A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. <a href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=DecemailfooterNO62"> See yours in just 2 easy steps!</a></b></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>