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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 ! |
The dangers of anesthetic and you are nurse? Seriously, there are risks to anything, but you surely must know that the risks are relatively low. I am also a nurse and I would never subject my pup to debilitating arthritis in a limb because of my fears. Now, let me say that there are other reasons where anesthesia CAN be a high risk as in a pup with renal failure. But, a healthy pup? Yorkies need dentals usually yearly...I hope you are not with holding them as well because of a fear of anesthesia because he will be at a higher risk of cardiac or renal issues without good dental care. Periodontal disease can be a killer in yorkies....that risk is higher than that of death from anesthesia if a vet is using appropriate and up to date anesthetic protocol.
Here is a link about what happens to a pup with a CCL tear left unrepaired. They often will use it again, but that does not mean it is healed and ok. Humans can go without surgery if they are not athletic. It is not recommended in dogs.
Yorkie Haven Rescue - Cranial Cruciate Ligament Tear Info