woodsy
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 12:09 PM |
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Cruciate ligament injury in dogs
Hopefully there's plenty of fellow dog lovers on here who can give me some advice.
I've got a 4 year old Dogue de bordeaux ( Turner and Hooch dog ) who has just been diagnosed with a torn cruciate ligament.
I'm due to see a specialist next week to discuss surgery and the long recouperation process.
Has anybody else been through this ? The surgery looks quiet drastic (and bloody expensive ..possibly upwards of 4k) and then there's the 10
weeks of thorough care needed.
I'll do what ever is needed for my boy.....including cancelling Christmas in my house 
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 12:49 PM |
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Yeah it's times like this you think pet insurance would have been a good idea
My dogs operation has just cost me £575 and yes I didn't have insurance bummer
Good luck
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TrophyJem
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 12:52 PM |
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I can't comment on dog surgery, but my son ruptured his cruciate ligaments in both knees in a bad football tackle.
He underwent surgery that was fairly major. It took him months to recover fully, but his knees are like new now.
Hope all turns out well
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fesycresy
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 12:55 PM |
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Common in spaniels. My mates dog had his done and now needs the other.
He cancelled his insurance last year and now needs to stump up £3.5k at least 
It was a nightmare, the dog didn't want to rest and smashed off 3 cones in 3 days, he gave up in the end.
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woodsy
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 01:08 PM |
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I have got insurance.....but after umpteen calls to them i don't know why i bothered.
I've got to pay up front and then at the end of the 10 weeks put a claim in,and then wait 6-8 weeks to get paid out.That's once they take
out the £300 excess and then things like hydro therapy is excluded,as are alot of the meds needed and a list of other stuff that have included in the
world's smallest small print on his policy....robbing gits !!!
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40inches
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 01:12 PM |
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Lucy, our Labrador has had this done 2 weeks ago. Apparently, with large dogs, not having it done is not an option.
It cost £2800 for the op, the recovery treatment will cost around £200, all covered by Tesco Pet insurance. Thank God!!!!
There is a simpler, cheaper option, we were advised to go for the full op.
The biggest problem was getting her to rest 
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40inches
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 01:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by woodsy
I have got insurance.....but after umpteen calls to them i don't know why i bothered.
I've got to pay up front and then at the end of the 10 weeks put a claim in,and then wait 6-8 weeks to get paid out.That's once they take
out the £300 excess and then things like hydro therapy is excluded,as are alot of the meds needed and a list of other stuff that have included in the
world's smallest small print on his policy....robbing gits !!!
The claim for us was handled, by the Vet, directly with Tesco's. We only paid the £60 excess and they settled the claim very quickly.
This is for a 10 year old dog, on Tesco's cheapest policy. Up to £3000 per claim and £500 for post treatment/meds and therapy.
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adithorp
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 01:25 PM |
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If you're amember on Pistonheads it might be worth asking on the "All creatures great and small" forum section. There's a lot
of knowlegable people there inc' vets and vet nurses.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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TimC
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 02:36 PM |
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One of my cats had the same OP this year. Thankfully we have insurance and the vet liaised directly. Aside from sitting with his one back paw forward
of his front two he's fully recovered. Getting him to rest was a nightmare - he cut his head trying to ram it through the cage! I should say
he's a big cat - 5.5kgs and barely an ounce of fat - so bigger than some dogs.
Good luck!
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Slimy38
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 02:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by woodsy
I have got insurance.....but after umpteen calls to them i don't know why i bothered.
I've got to pay up front and then at the end of the 10 weeks put a claim in,and then wait 6-8 weeks to get paid out.That's once they take
out the £300 excess and then things like hydro therapy is excluded,as are alot of the meds needed and a list of other stuff that have included in the
world's smallest small print on his policy....robbing gits !!!
If it's anything like our insurance, the 6-8 weeks is worst case. We're having to pay up front for thyroid treatment, we can only put
claims in every so often but the cheques are coming through in a few days.
Worst thing is that our excess is slowly creeping up as she gets older, we're up to about 20% excess now.
For any future pets I'll do what my mum is doing, put the money into a bank account instead of a policy and just 'play the odds'. If
we'd have done it this time round I would still be quids in even with this permanent monthly treatment.
My sister pays more for Labrador insurance than she does for house insurance...
[Edited on 28/11/14 by Slimy38]
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CosKev3
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 04:31 PM |
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Both dogs I know of that had surgery were never right after, both hop on the affected leg and have muscle loss
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mark chandler
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 11:07 PM |
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I cannot help on the question, I can however recommend a vet, Daniel who owns myvet247-7, http://www.myvet24-7.co.uk is the best vet I have ever
dealt with, he is also very reasonable on price, a drive down the M40 for you, just read the testimonials.
He treats a lot of racing greyhounds so I suspect this is a typical injury that he will have dealt with, people bring their racing dogs all the way
from Ireland for his services.
He uses keyhole surgery to minimise stress, as an example my retriever went in to be spade, the cut was literally 1/2" long, previous dog same
op at a different vet the 6" cut, we travel to use him unless it's for something simple and our local vet is very good.
Regards Mark
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ashg
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| posted on 28/11/14 at 11:17 PM |
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we are with tesco pet insurance. our jack russell was diagnosed with cushings disease its cost thousands to get her sorted and tesco have been spot
on paying us back.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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woodsy
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| posted on 29/11/14 at 08:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
I cannot help on the question, I can however recommend a vet, Daniel who owns myvet247-7, http://www.myvet24-7.co.uk is the best vet I have ever
dealt with, he is also very reasonable on price, a drive down the M40 for you, just read the testimonials.
He treats a lot of racing greyhounds so I suspect this is a typical injury that he will have dealt with, people bring their racing dogs all the way
from Ireland for his services.
He uses keyhole surgery to minimise stress, as an example my retriever went in to be spade, the cut was literally 1/2" long, previous dog same
op at a different vet the 6" cut, we travel to use him unless it's for something simple and our local vet is very good.
Regards Mark
Cheers for that.I'll give them a call next week once i've seen the specialist on Tuesday.
At least i've managed to book time off work so someone can be worth the poor bugger after his op.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 29/11/14 at 08:46 AM |
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When our cocker got throat cancer we got refered to a specialist, insurance paid for an xray and advice.... £2,000 they just grabbed the dog, no
compassion and handed him back a couple of hours later on, then offered £6000 charge to radiate the cancer and put the little chap on drugs which were
so strong they would turn him white as it also attacks pigments in hair follicles.
They even refused to let us walk him or have his own blanket for the cage.
We declined, they estimated it would extend his life by 6 months but it would be a miserable life so unfair, just a cash machine for them
Went to see Danial and got a further 9 months with no pain, he cut out the cancer, it's very hard to operate in the throat as no skin to pull
over the scar and hard to reach at the end of the day it's the skill you want, bonus was only a few hundred pounds.
Toby, our little spaniel hated being away from us, Danial gave us an appointment Sunday 11am when he was closed, operated on our little dog then
allowed us to sit with him in the waiting room with our dog until he came around, then for another hour to ensure no bleeding before he sent us home,
I cannot recommend him enough.
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