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Originally Posted by pmiller  Hi everyone,
I'm brand new on this site so hope I'm in the right place. Our wee Jordi had surgery on his ruptured ACL and grade 4 or5 luxating patella Jan. 25th when we were in California. Now we're back home and he's done the very same thing with his other back leg and will be having surgery this Tuesday morning. I wonder if I'd done more physio with that little left leg, if the other one wouldn't have ruptured??? Upon examining the xrays, our home vet noticed that the kneecap on the previously injured and operated on leg, had slipped to the side of his leg!! So he plans on moving it back into place at the same time Jordi's having the other leg repaired. I can hardly stand the thought of how Jordi will recover from this up-coming surgery. If anyone has suggestions or words of encouragement, please pass them on. I'm rather devastated. Hope I've posted this in the proper place.
Jordi's mom
Phyllis |
where was this done in california as i live in cali - was this done by an orthopedic or a vet as sounds like groove was not done deep enough and so your dog reinjured leg and it could have affected the other leg as your dog may have been compensating with other leg after surgery. I am not a big fan of this surgery unless the dog is lifting leg all the time as there can be complications even after surgery. If it is an acl tear or rupture 80% of small dogs do not need this surgery unless after 2 mos of rest dog is still lifting leg - too many vets rush dogs in for this surgery and it is not always the best option - so sorry you are going through this
