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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Your vet is correct. The orthopedic specialist I use does not recommend surgery on LP if it is an adult dog. While LP leads to CCL tears, often the ligament is already worn and if they repair the knee, the ligament is still in a weakened state and often will tear leading to yet another surgery that is hard on the pup and the owner has to pay for yet another surgery. LP that is not causing issues does not need to be repaired ... I have pups with LP and they will not be operated on unless the ligament tears and then I will have the ligament and knee repaired at one time. |
This is very informative and interesting, thanks for posting this...I don't know if many people are aware of this info. Do you think the mindset has only recently changed to this? Bc prior, it seems the school of thought was to do the LP once they exhibit symptoms (ie leg lifting). So theoretically, I should've / could've waited until a ligament tear before getting Wylie's LP? On his L knee though...it was *so* bad when they got in there...I wonder if they even could've repaired it had I waited...? I'm not sure, there is no way to tell of course.