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Hamoth · 10-22-2009, 04:25 PM

We were throwing the ball down at the field and he suddenly stopped using his back right leg. I knew he had some low grade LP issues, so I figured it was that and took him into the vet. They put him under and combined his dental (he had to get a tooth pulled!) and xrayed, did a full exam while he was out.

His legs are not properly formed and so they are prone to ruptures of his overstrained crucius tendon. One is totally ruptured and the other one could easily go soon. I'm waiting to find out more, but it looks like he's going to need surgery to repair the bad tendon, and maybe to prevent future problems.

I'm totally freaking out.

10-22-2009, 04:25 PM	#1
Hamoth YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 358	Chewy's Crucius Tendon has Ruptured. We were throwing the ball down at the field and he suddenly stopped using his back right leg. I knew he had some low grade LP issues, so I figured it was that and took him into the vet. They put him under and combined his dental (he had to get a tooth pulled!) and xrayed, did a full exam while he was out. His legs are not properly formed and so they are prone to ruptures of his overstrained crucius tendon. One is totally ruptured and the other one could easily go soon. I'm waiting to find out more, but it looks like he's going to need surgery to repair the bad tendon, and maybe to prevent future problems. I'm totally freaking out.