[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by sportschick

I actually have a ramp so she can get on and off my bed, BUT she has recently decided she won't go up the ramp, so I have to pick her up. I don't know if going up the ramp bothers her legs, or if she has just decided that this is something she now won't do. It drives me crazy when I see another woman who lives in my building let her giant Yorkie jump on and off everything. He has a bad knee too. I have never let Beanie jump, except for the times that she managed to do it before I could stop her. This dog is one stubborn animal! I actually tried a hobble brace when she first injured her shoulder a couple of years ago, but it didn't really fit right. That being said, even if it did fit, she wouldn't have tolerated it. She just stood there for 1/2 hour with this terrified look on her face and would not move. There is a company that makes custom braces for dogs and that is something I am going to explore.

I have apt. with ortho surgeon on 6/6 but I may be able to get a much sooner one with the ortho surgeon at the place where she does the aquatic therapy. Beanie's PT person is going to talk to this doctor to see if she will do the PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) injections to her. This doctor has done that with other dogs with great results.

So, at least I feel like I do have some kind of plan now to get as much information as possible to try and help her. Some days she is actually really good and doesn't limp at all, but other days she limps more. SO frustrating!!

https://todaysveterinarypractice.com...gament-repair/

From the link:

Because surgical repair of CCLRs is needed to correct physical derangements within the stifle joint, it is our opinion that PRP therapy is currently not a viable sole option for ruptured ligaments, either partial or full. We believe PRP’s therapeutic usefulness includes:

Treatment of secondary inflammation, both from acute trauma to the ligament as well as in the postoperative period
Promotion of tissue regeneration and repair.
We have treated a number of partial CCL tears with PRP alone as the sole method of therapy. While the ligaments initially seemed to heal and the dogs returned to good to excellent function, this success was short lived and lameness invariably returned. Without surgical correction of the underlying conformational defect, PRP alone was unable to provide successful long-term treatment of the injured CCL.