[ladybugg74]

Our little Hallee had this same problem, torn ACL. Our regular vet first thought the problem was Luxating Patella. He said he could do the surgery and it would only be a few hundred dollars. A little concerned that the surgery was so cheap we decided to go see a specialist about 2 hours from our home. The specialist (an orthopedic surgeon) looked at her and immediately knew it was torn ACL. He said it was sometimes hereditary in small dogs so the other one would possibly need done later. He took her back immediately and done her surgery a few hours later. We took her home the next day, within a week she was touching her toes to the ground and another week later walking lightly on it. 6 weeks later you couldnt even tell she had surgery, running and playing like crazy, not even a limp. A few weeks later we noticed her limping on her other leg so we made an appointment with the surgeon again. This time after surgery she was back to normal within a few weeks. Within 4 weeks from her surgery she was just fine and running around without a limp again. This is a very common surgery where we took her, said they do 4-5 of them a day. The surgery cost around $900 each time. You should probably get the surgery done soon, we were told the longer you wait the more prone she would be to arthritis later down the road. If you have any questions about the surgery or after care send me a PM. Good luck....