Comments on: Dog Knee Surgery Costs – Cost of Repairing a Torn Dog Knee Ligament

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:52:21 +0000

Thanks for the info. I came across many dog owners that complained about the re-injury of the same leg, or the other leg within months of the first surgery. I’m sorry, I hope your next course of treatment is the answer.

We decided to get a second opinion and we opted to not have surgery and to try a leg brace. The brace was expensive and was hard to get on our dog. He didn’t move at all for the afternoon, so we removed it and decided to try it the next day. At this point a few weeks had gone by since the initial injury and he was bearing weight on it and was totally back to normal, running around, chasing our other dog. Through research I did find out that there are alternatives, and eventually scar tissue forms anyway, which stablizes the leg and is the end result of surgery anyway. If he was in pain at all, we would have proceeded with surgery no questions asked, but besides not putting weight on it, he was completely normal and happy.

By: CC

CC — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:45:50 +0000

We had a bad experience with the filament in our 65pd 1 yr old. 1st off being a puppy he ate his stiches and ruined the 1st filament. 2nd filament did not take and his knee cap popped out. We finally have done the 3rd surgery which is to use a piece of his tibia bone. He is still recovering so its hard to say, but I highly recommend the more agreesive surgery taking a piece of the bone. Explore ALL Options.

By: CC

CC — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:42:11 +0000

Karen,

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:57:49 +0000

Hi:

I have an 11 year old, 15lb Yorkie. Last year he was diagnosed with a luxating patella, stage 3 in his left knee and a stage 2 in his right knee. The vet recommended surgery for the left knee, but when he went under anesthesia and they took x-rays, they decided it was less severe that they thought (more like a stage 2-3) and they decided to not continue with the surgery.

So last week he injured his leg running across the yard. He didn’t seem to be in any pain (and he never was with the LP either), but he wasn’t really putting weight on it. We took him in today and the x-rays showed that he had a torn CCL in his left knee. He is scheduled for surgery Thursday to repair that as well as the LP. I am wondering if because of his age, and the almost impossible task of keeping him from running and jumping for 60 days, is there any benefit to waiting, or what are the possible outcomes of opting out of surgery?

By: tracy

tracy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:04:06 +0000

Hello,
my golden has a torn CCL and I live in the Chicago area. Wondering if anyone could recommend a good surgeon that can work out a payment plan? I have consulted a few and simply cannot afford it at this time. I do know about the care credit,but doubt that i will be approved for a credit card. How long can I wait to have the surgery? Any info on the topic will be extremely appreciated. Thank you

By: AL

AL — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:26:36 +0000

I HAVE AN 8YR OLD GOLDEN WHO IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY TOMORROW, AND
I TELL YOU I AM THE ONE WHO FEELS LIKE HE’S HAVING SURGERY. I AM
REALLY STRESSED ABOUT THE SURGERY. ARE THERE GOING TO BE PROBLEMS,
WILL THE RECOVERY GO WELL, WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO.
I JUST HOPE “WE” CAN GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT “ME” HAVING TO
SUFFER. MY DOG, GOLDIE, MEANS THE WORLD TO ME, AND HAVING TO GO
THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS JUST UNREAL. OH, DID I MENTION
SHE’S SPOILED “BEYOND” ROTTEN? EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT,
I’M SURE, BUT I’M JUST A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE. I KNOW SHE
HAS TO HAVE THE SURGERY, SO I’LL GET OVER IT AND EVERYTHING WILL
BE FINE. CIAO!! THINK OF US.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:19:36 +0000

Allan,
Our miniature poodle just had it’s 2nd knee operated on a year after the first (he’s 2-1/2 now). Apparently the knee cap problem (patella luxation) is common in smaller dogs.

Our surgery was ~$2600 each time. This consisted of:
- deepening the groove the patella rides on
- detaching the tendon that retains the patella and attach it lower and pinning it in place.

If this isn’t done, supposedly you can have big arthritis problems later on in the dog’s life. Another vet said that dogs are basically 3 legged animals, with an extra leg – as in it’s up to us to decide to do it or not. For larger dogs it’s done no question about it. For smaller dogs, it can go either way.

That said, with this 2nd surgery, we’re into week 5 post surgery and somehow our dog has injured himself and is walking on 3 legs again. Hope it’s temporary – we’re going broke.

By: allan

allan — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:35:08 +0000

Thank you so much for your comment.

We will take her to the vet tomorrow for further discussion.

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:59:29 +0000

Hi Allan -

To the best of my knowledge, this is a more common problem in larger breed dogs, however, smaller breeds have also been know to tear/rupture their CCLs.

After our dog having surgery on her torn ligament (almost 3 years ago) I am an advocate of surgery, however, every case is different and that is something that you and your veterinarian should discuss.

I hope this info helps, thanks for visiting our site.

By: allan

allan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:45:00 +0000

Dear Kenneth,

Thank you for your advice, she put her on pain killer and the problem still remain and then we went back after a week. The vet said that the problem is causing by the dislocated stifle (Knee), she said the dog require a surgery to stablize her patella, I wonder is that the only solution to the problem in a long run, would that cause any left behind problem after the surgery or it is a quite common surgery for little dog.

Please give me some advice again, my wife and I struggling on attending the surgery or not?

Many thanx and appreicated,

Allan