"Cider The Wonder Dog" has been limping around for the last few days, so the "Wife" set up an appointment for a vet visit. I used my extensive animal husbandry skills (I was in the FFA for 2 years during High School) and performed a pre-vet visit exam on Cider's leg and determined that she was not bleeding and nothing looked broken.
Turns out that Cider has lost 5lbs (Doggie New Years Resolution?) and then the Vet says it may be a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
A blown ACL on a dog? After extensive medical research (Googled canine acl) it does indeed happen. At this point the Vet can't tell if it is a partial tear or a complete tear.
We are going to try treatment with medicine for 3 weeks and see what transpires. If she does not get better then we do the x-rays to confirm exactly what the damage is and if it is a complete tear we visit the Canine Orthopedist for ACL Surgery. Do they have Doggie Physical Therapy?
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