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re: Labrador ACL/CCL Tear
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:35 am to Phil
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:35 am to Phil
This happened to our Lab at 1 year old (about 9 years ago), we opted for suture and it went flawlessly, she recovered in 3 months. Tough to keep a lab, let alone lab puppie "still" for a month to 2 while they heal, but we did it. When we turned her loose after 3 months, she promptly tore the other one the first time we brought her back to the camp.
Again, opted for suture, but had numerous complications, and a couple follow up surgeries....eventually healed, she basically spent her entire second year in a kennel recovering.
at the time the cost for each knee was $1200-$1500.
She's 10 now and is doing well, runs fine but we can tell arthritis is happening , she limps pretty good after she runs or swims a bunch.
TPLO just seemed so drastic...they saw their bones apart and bracket it back together at a different angle(better geometry) ....I couldn't get my heard around that. Plus was more expensive.
Good luck on whatever you decide, it wasn't easy.
Again, opted for suture, but had numerous complications, and a couple follow up surgeries....eventually healed, she basically spent her entire second year in a kennel recovering.
at the time the cost for each knee was $1200-$1500.
She's 10 now and is doing well, runs fine but we can tell arthritis is happening , she limps pretty good after she runs or swims a bunch.
TPLO just seemed so drastic...they saw their bones apart and bracket it back together at a different angle(better geometry) ....I couldn't get my heard around that. Plus was more expensive.
Good luck on whatever you decide, it wasn't easy.
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Posted on 2/5/21 at 1:47 pm to cajungoalie
I called around today and reached out to a few vets in Columbia. Got quoted $3800-$4400 at one place and $3300-$3500 at another for TPLO surgery. One lady I talked to said, “if you have a lab your going to get TPLO”.
The group that quoted lower has a doctor come in from Charlotte to do the procedure. The building isn’t the newest of facilities but I guess whatever gets the job done.
I guess it’s all about supply and demand.
The group that quoted lower has a doctor come in from Charlotte to do the procedure. The building isn’t the newest of facilities but I guess whatever gets the job done.
I guess it’s all about supply and demand.
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