Hi. I too posted last night in another thread about my experience with this. I had a little silky x (about 7 lbs) and my vet actually advised against the surgery. He said it is necessary with larger dogs but not one her size, he also said that the recovery time is no shorter with surgery so he didn't think it reasonable to put her through it. I just made sure that she didn't jump up or down off things and we tried to always carry her up and down the stairs. It took only a few weeks and she was good as new. This happened about 5 yrs. ago and until her death in August (at 12 yrs. of age) she was just fine. Once in a long while she would limp for a day or two but hardly even noticeable and she certainly never seemed to be in pain. She never developed arthritis in it either. I definitely would make the same decision if this happened again with a really small dog.
I hope this helps and I hope your little Cruella recovers quickly.
Kathy, Tango and Gypsy |