FB's Free Thought of the Day

Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture

That's what I did to my left rear leg. I came up lame about 4 weeks ago, the pawrents took me to the Vet 3 weeks ago, made an appointment for the joint specialist 2 weeks ago, and now, tomorrow, I am going in for surgery. I'll be in the dog hospital overnight.

The doctors are doing something called a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO). It will eliminate the need for the cranial cruciate ligament. A semicircular bone cut is created in the tibia. The cut bone is then rotated (ouch!) and a specialized bone plate is inserted. The result is a durable, lifelong repair. I'll be out of commission for 8 looooong weeks. That kinda sucks.