Morning all. It is looking like my young Labrador will need a Cruciate Ligament repair/replacement soon. Have had one done on the older girl a couple of years ago I found that keeping the bandage/stocking on was almost impossible. Coupled with that we are swamped in mud here which won't help. Has anyone come up with any means of securing these things? To add further grief she is a single minded cow and is unlikely to leave it alone. Short of sedating her for 3 months I am at a loss.......................HELP!
Cheers.............MD
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Well, having had a dog thats been in plaster/bandage twice, I know what you mean, but i was lucky, my dog does "pathetic slow limp" like no other animal I know. (really gets the attention and sympathy treats - even had one old lady who popped into the pet shop to buy her a dog treat as we were walking - sorry limping- past)
Firstly, it will have to be on the lead all the time to keep the gait down. Walk it on the lead only where there is no mud, use a husky snow boot if need be and the dressing is down that far. (husky snow boots are the dogs kahunas, really).
If you get a good vet, who treats horses, they can bandage really well and securely.
Get a dog ramp for the motor, then you can still take it out for walks in town or hard drier spaces.
Last edited by: VxFan on Fri 8 Mar 13 at 16:46
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Thanks Zed. The Vet is a great Horse vet, but even last time he was left head scratching. The trouble with a Dogs leg it is like trying to put a belt on a funnel!
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>> Get a dog ramp for the motor.
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Is that a posh wooden plank?
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Wider than, folds in two, grippy surface.
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So yes a wide plank with some adhesive then grit applied.
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and a hinge in the middle
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>> and a hinge in the middle
Just one?
Would need to be a piano hinge then.
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if it were a plank, maybe.
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We've got an old labrador and at about 10yo, she developed a very painful cruciate ligament problem. The vet advised us that she could operate at some expense but advised that, at the dog's age, the best course of action would be to keep her on a lead when out walking and to add a rather expensive white liquid (measured out using a syringe) to her food. We also cut her food down, making up the bulk with carrots so she lost a bit of weight.
ISTR the medicine lasted a couple of months and by the time it was finished, the ligament problem had virtually disappeared. She's now about 12 and a half and has slowed down considerably, though this appears largely due to the onset of arthritis and old age - a bit like me.
Sadly, a very promising young player down at our local football club developed a cruciate ligament problem; he underwent surgery, but I suspect that his career is finished.
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Dog-Cruciate Ligament - Zero
