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Originally Posted by pstinard  Hi Taylor. Good point about the Lyme disease treatment. I hope the surgeon took this into account.
I reviewed this thread to get all of the relevant info and saw where you mentioned the possibility of CCL tears following luxating patella surgery. Could you explain to us more about why this happens, and if it's a possibility, then what other courses of treatment should the OP consider? The most obvious is (1) wait until the Lyme disease treatment has run its course and see if the symptoms improve first. After that, would you recommend that the surgery be postponed until there is a CCL tear and then do both luxating patella surgery and CCL repair surgery at the same time? In the case of my Bella, we caught her luxating patella early (at one year of age) and had the surgery done well before CCL injury was a possible issue, so I don't have any experience with CCL tears.
To the OP: I know that you're already worried sick about Max, so please don't feel that we're ganging up on you. There are a lot of experienced people in Yorkietalk, but ultimately the decision is between you and the surgeon. We're just giving you a few more things to bring up with the surgeon so you can make the most well-informed decision possible. |
LP puts strain and wear and tear on the CCL. When you get it done young like a year old that strain and wear and tear is not bad. In fact if you feel like you should do LP surgery it is best to do it at a young age. As they get older the CCL gets more and more strain. You can fix the LP but the CCL will still have wear and tear. Callie had a partially torn CCL so we fixed the knee when they did the CCL. Two years ago I thought her LP was bothering her so I went ahead and did surgery on it even though I was told the risks and didn't listen. Well a year later the CCL tore in the knee I just did a year ago and wham back in surgery to repair that. It's painful and its 8 to 12 weeks recovery time plus thousands of dollars so it shouldn't be taken lightly. I feel the person is making a terrible mistake that is going to end up just like mine did. I also worry about complications because the dog has Lyme right now. I would wait until the Lyme treatment is done then see how the leg is. I would also use joint supplements.