Hi All,
My 3 year old DDB cross injured his knee two weeks ago running for a ball. The vets have diagnosed it as cruciate ligament damage and advised surgery.
Having done plenty of research and received amazing advice from members of this forums in other posts I just want to record his journey, keeping it as up to date as possible.
I hope this will be helpful for any other owners that experience the same....
The initial plan was to try CM for two weeks and if nothing improved to really consider TTA surgery. Benson is restricted to the living room and conservatory, only taken out for the bathroom 5 times a day. He is taking inflammatory drugs given by the vets.
The most concerning part of the situation was the loud clicking which started a few days after injury, apparently this is common for dogs that have this kind of injury.
Below is a video showing his 2 week progress.
While he is doing great, if there is any other advice anyone would like to add to help Benson and other owners that might be in the same situation it would be much appreciated!
NB: I'm going to start him on the Phycox supplement ASAP.and really considering getting him a brace to start using a few months down the line.
Bensons recovery - YouTube
Thanks for reading and welcome any feedback!
My 3 year old DDB cross injured his knee two weeks ago running for a ball. The vets have diagnosed it as cruciate ligament damage and advised surgery.
Having done plenty of research and received amazing advice from members of this forums in other posts I just want to record his journey, keeping it as up to date as possible.
I hope this will be helpful for any other owners that experience the same....
The initial plan was to try CM for two weeks and if nothing improved to really consider TTA surgery. Benson is restricted to the living room and conservatory, only taken out for the bathroom 5 times a day. He is taking inflammatory drugs given by the vets.
The most concerning part of the situation was the loud clicking which started a few days after injury, apparently this is common for dogs that have this kind of injury.
Below is a video showing his 2 week progress.
While he is doing great, if there is any other advice anyone would like to add to help Benson and other owners that might be in the same situation it would be much appreciated!
NB: I'm going to start him on the Phycox supplement ASAP.and really considering getting him a brace to start using a few months down the line.
Bensons recovery - YouTube
Thanks for reading and welcome any feedback!