Paws crossed for Marley - ACL surgery
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| Oh Heather! Now that we have 3 dogs, 2 cats and 2 uprights, we have lots of paws to cross for Marley. Good luck...quick recovery! |
| Fingers and paws crossed. I hope Marley has a quick and painless recovery. |
| I had a rescue sheltie go through it. She was 7 years old. She only had to have one side done. She was kept crated for 6 weeks, and only had short walks for potty duty...VERY short walks. Then she went to hydro-therapy twice a week, like Val's Chumley did, to strengthen the muscles back up.
It was successful, and now 4 years later she is still fine. Good luck! |
| Get well soon Marley!
I don't have any canine experience with this, but my husband had surgery on his ACL in high school (football, of course) and he said it was rough. The recovery might take a while with some rehab, if it's anything similar to the surgery on a person. Hopefully dogs have faster healing time. |
| Paws, hands and toes crossed for Marley, hoping all goes well |
| Sending lots of good thoughts and positive karma Marley's way. Also have 30 assorted furkids crossing their paws for positive results.
I'm sorry I don't have any experience with this but I'm sure with so many members on board you'll get lots of feedback. Good luck with the surgery on Thursday and belly rubs to Marley. Marianne |
| Fingers and paws crossed for Marley. Let us know how things go on Thursday, we do care! |
Best wishes to Marley!!! 
The rehab is very important, especially the healing time (keeping them from being too active) in the beginning. It rarely is the dogs that are slugs that need the surgery! |
Fingers and paws crossed for Marley. Keep us posted, but I am sure he will be fine. Just you and bf will do the worrying!  |
| I have no ACL stories or experience, just crossing all our paws for Marley! He'll do great... |
| Do you mean TPLO (Tibia Plateau Leveling Osteotomy) surgery? As I recall, there are two types of surgeries to repair this ligament (I don't think they call it anterior in a dog; there is another term but it is the same ligament as ACL in a human). The knee joint is at a downward angle in dogs and all that holds it from sliding apart is the ligament. Some dogs have a more acute angle and are more prone to blowing out the knee. One surgery is to simply stitch what is left of the ligament. I was advised, I think, that this was less successful and had a high chance of failure, at least in large dogs. The other surgery was new at the time, and patented so that only surgeons trained by the originator could perform it. This was TPLO, where the head of the tibia is cut in a circle, rotated and pinned so that weight is born on a more of less flat surface instead of a sliding surface. I believe that the patent has since expired so the cost (which was considerable) has some down. But I would make sure that whatever surgeon you are using has experience at performing this particular procedure.
I had a 10 year old male OES have TPLO surgery to repair a completely torn ligament. Freddie was completely unable to walk for two weeks after blowing out his knee jumping over a wall. The surgery was the only answer and it was a virtual miracle. Within hours he was up and putting weight on the leg although with a sling to help bear his weight as we took him home. The recovery is long and post surgery exercise if critical to strengthening the leg. This was hard for Freddie due to his age. I think a younger dog would have made a more complete recovery. He lived to be 13 and did well until his last year when his weakened muscles in that leg caused a leg swinging-flopping gait. But he was free of pain and could walk after a fashion up to the end even though he could not run and play like he did before the injury. The surgery, itself, is traumatic and the first week is very difficult. The first few nights are the worst-- whimpering and urinating on himself because he didn't/couldn't get up and was in pain. I spent a number of nights with him seeing him though it. You will need the sling to put under him to assist him to go out to urinate so he doesn't fall down. Confinement to prevent movement and pain management is important. Keep other dogs away if you have them and avoid stairs. Good luck. This is major surgery but it is a life-saver. |
Bosley's mom wrote: I had a rescue sheltie go through it. She was 7 years old. She only had to have one side done. She was kept crated for 6 weeks, and only had short walks for potty duty...VERY short walks. Then she went to hydro-therapy twice a week, like Val's Chumley did, to strengthen the muscles back up. Yikes, I didn't realize it was such a long recovery time! Hydrotherapy sounds like a great idea, I'll look into places in the area for her. got sheep wrote: The rehab is very important, especially the healing time (keeping them from being too active) in the beginning. It rarely is the dogs that are slugs that need the surgery! She is very active, so that will be tough, but she's in such great shape I'm hoping that will help her heal up quicker. I also think that the injuries are not that bad, but the vet recommended surgery now to prevent it from getting worse. rfloch wrote: This was TPLO, where the head of the tibia is cut in a circle, rotated and pinned so that weight is born on a more of less flat surface instead of a sliding surface.
I think it is TPLO, but I'm not certain (I know there is a pin involved, but I heard all my info second hand so I'm not sure of the details!) That's great that it helped your boy though, hopefully getting Marley's surgery done now means she will have many active years ahead of her. |
Here's Marley, for reference 
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| We have 3 shelties, 10, 11, and 14 years old. The 2 younest ones had acl surgery withing 2 weeks of each other, 5 and 3 weeks ago respectively. Both started putting weight on their right rear legs within the first few days, but are still being carried down the steps and short walks on leashes, to use the bathroom. It has been a real struggle to keep both from jumping, with bedroom doors closed and couches and chairs covered with obstacles. We know it will be worth it in the end and have designated May 1 as the date when they can be off leash in a restricted area and we can sit on the furniture again!!
Good luck, it should all work out well |
Marley is a cutie  Sending good wishes for a speedy recovery!!! |
Best wishes for Marley  |
best wishes to Marley on her cruciate repair - its pretty common with newfs apparentlly fro my Newf forum reading. the hard part is keeping them quiet  |
| To Marley's Owner:
How is your Marley doing after surgery? I hope he has had great success! i found this site while looking up info on TPLO surgery. I have a 6 year old OES, also named Marley. We have an appointment Monday, July 27 for TPLO surgery. do you have any advice? Thanks for your help. |
| I have a 3 y/o OES named Marley and just wanted to welcome you - I believe people here have had that surgery, or opted for other treatments when there wasn't a rupture. I do know some people are opting for rehab (which some surgeons will say is not effective) and having great results. |
| I put Sam thru a PTLO. Recovery was slow because he had to remain confined. He got the diningroom. Closed off the entries and with furniture pushed to side and his big wire crate, it was tight.......perfect for his recovery. At first he was in the crate most of the time. He could see us so was quiet. Potty time was slow but OK. 5 steps to conquer to get out to the lawn, he let us lift his rear helping him down and up.
All in all the recoup time wasn't that bad. Afterwards he was fine. He could run as before, and yes, he could do his twirling dance when the garbage man came by. So yes, he did well. Unfortunately about 4 years later he succumb to bone cancer. |
tfoshee wrote: To Marley's Owner:
How is your Marley doing after surgery? I hope he has had great success! i found this site while looking up info on TPLO surgery. I have a 6 year old OES, also named Marley. We have an appointment Monday, July 27 for TPLO surgery. do you have any advice? Thanks for your help. Marley is doing great!! She's a pretty active dog but we had little trouble keeping her quiet because of how miserable she was. She did learn how to hop around on 3 legs, which was adorable. When it was time we kept her to very short walks and introduced light swimming as her first exercise. A year later we have not seen any limping and have a healthy happy dog! Good luck with your Marley's surgery.. keep us updated! |
| My friend just went through this with her golden retriever. It was very successful - although difficult to keep dog from jumping, etc while healing and she had to give her some "doggy downers" Then the dog went for physical therapy in a special whirlpool type thing and loved it. The dog was a bit freightened at first but as soon as she felt the warm water and soothing massage jets, she loved it! Everything worked out just fine. Its amazing what they can do these days. Our thoughts are with you and we send our best wishes for a speedy recover!
Diane and Gang |
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