Well, it was def a ruptured cruciate ligament. Dude had surgury yesterday and I picked him up this morning. He is doing good.

Dude has an appointment in the morning at MSU vet school. A friend who does research there connected us with an ortho specialist. Hoping for a good report....

B3 wrote:I'm no expert on this but want to know for my own curiosity. Isn't it the CCL that dogs tear and not the ACL?

Bill

I think you are correct. I do not think that dogs have an ACL, but most people say ACL because they are familiar with that injury in humans.

I have been in your situation before! When one of my dogs was younger he would limp some and the vet said that is was due to the growth plates and the limping did go away however he is older now and has torn both acls and I had Tobias fix them he use to be a professor at Mississippi State and now ...

4mo seems too early for a torn ACL...X-ray will not show tendon or ligament damage at all for that you need an MRI...very expensive. If its off and on and dog is acting normal, eating, growing, and happy I think I would wait and see...could be a hip or paw problems or even a back problem that will ...

Just talked to the vet. He said that both knees were loose, but he cannot imagine that a dog that young would have ligament problems in both knees.

He thinks it could be developmental. He is contacting the MSU vet school to see if this is something that they may have seen before. Will prob end ...

The vet that examined Dude yesterday said there was a lot of movement in the joint. The other knee does not move that much. She is not the orthopedic specialist at the clinic though.

The doc with the ortho experience was there when I dropped off this morning. He had sort of a look of disbelief ...

Thanks for the info. The vet school sounds like a good option. Pup is getting x-rays this morning. Hope to know something by lunch. Will post the findings when I know.

My pup has been limping a little off and on for the past couple of weeks. I took him to the vet and she thinks he may have a torn ACL. they will do x-rays tomorrow to confirm.

Anyone know of any canine orthapedic specialists in MS? Since he is only 4 months old I want to make sure we get this ...