[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Oddsock

Good luck with the vet. Hope it's nothing serious.

Caleb was healthy til he hurt his leg jumping onto a chair at a weird angle. He had to have an operation, which due to a new vet and his bad choices had to be redone later. He's 11 this month and the knee hurts these days but he has meds for that. They can hurt themselves so easily.

Probably a good idea to try and stop the jumping off couch/beds or whatever. One of ours (Pip) seemed to be part goat, so know it's not alway easy to stop them, but steps or ramps can help, when they don't bypass them, making wild choices with their jumping.

Originally Posted by Oddsock

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Ask the vet how many op's of this type they've done and get recommendations if possible.
We made a mistake with our vet, we'd been at the practise for many years, through several dogs lives, but a new vet joined, did the first op, he experimented with a new way of doing things, it failed and had to be redone later. The vet was kicked out, he was trying to make a name for himself, was money hungry even at the expense of the animals.
The second op went well, Caleb recovered well enough to run again. Most vets see these issues often and know what to do. Good luck with your little one. Hope he doesn't need an op.

All good information!