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OK I'm reading up n getting more n more paranoid that my pup has a torn ACL. A friend of mine told me that when her dog tore his ACL that he couldn't stretch out his leg at all, Lÿka's been able to stretch hers out all the way since right after her accident, but if you put any pressure on her foot as to simulate her walking on that leg she freaks out, n if you move her joints apart sideways she also freaks out. I found a website that says some dogs with a torn ACL will begin using their bad leg again, but the lameness will return.
My vet says he doesn't think it's her ACL because the dogs he's had come in with torn ACL's have alot more sideways movement in the joints than Lÿka has, but I'm worried that it's just a minor tear that's being overlooked n she's doing what the medical website I found states (using her bad leg). She looks like she wants to use it, n her toes touch the ground about 90% of the time now when she's hopping around the grass to pee.
Does this sound like it could maybe even be a very minor ACL tear? Or is this unlikely? I can put pressure on every part of her leg n massage her leg with no problems, the only time she screams is if you move her joints apart sideways, both knee and ankle. She has gotten alot more lively this evening, she's gotten quick at running on 3 legs too so seems to be feeling alot better, but I'm still worried that it might be something more severe than a pulled muscle. I'd hate for her to loose 2 months of her puppyhood because of a torn ACL that needs surgery and lots of crate-rest. The common cause for a torn ACL matches what I am sure happened to her too. Agh!
So if you know anything about the symptoms of even a very minor tear in the ACL, let me know if anything I said about her symptoms (especially being able to extend her leg no problem) would exclude the ACL as a possibility.
My vet says he doesn't think it's her ACL because the dogs he's had come in with torn ACL's have alot more sideways movement in the joints than Lÿka has, but I'm worried that it's just a minor tear that's being overlooked n she's doing what the medical website I found states (using her bad leg). She looks like she wants to use it, n her toes touch the ground about 90% of the time now when she's hopping around the grass to pee.
Does this sound like it could maybe even be a very minor ACL tear? Or is this unlikely? I can put pressure on every part of her leg n massage her leg with no problems, the only time she screams is if you move her joints apart sideways, both knee and ankle. She has gotten alot more lively this evening, she's gotten quick at running on 3 legs too so seems to be feeling alot better, but I'm still worried that it might be something more severe than a pulled muscle. I'd hate for her to loose 2 months of her puppyhood because of a torn ACL that needs surgery and lots of crate-rest. The common cause for a torn ACL matches what I am sure happened to her too. Agh!
So if you know anything about the symptoms of even a very minor tear in the ACL, let me know if anything I said about her symptoms (especially being able to extend her leg no problem) would exclude the ACL as a possibility.