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Originally Posted by lovemyTitan  I just got back from seeing the Vet. The vet seems very quick to want to take my 7 lb Yorkie , Titan , ( 4 yr old ) to surgery to fix his ruptured ACL..confirmed on X -ray this evening . I spoke to a friend whose Scottie had a torn ACL and her vet said since her dog was small give her a month or so and he will heal and so he did !! That is what I am going to do..Titan does not cry from pain and seems like his old self..still eating and wanting to play . I will keep him quiet for the next month or so and see how this goes!! Besides, being a former ICU nurse I know the dangers of an anesthetic ! |
Anesthesia is very safe especially if they do pre surgery blood work. By not fixing the ACL tear you are setting your dog up for extremely bad arthritis. The ACL is a ligament so it can't be confirmed by an X-ray.