Our mini Schnauzer has just been diagnosed with a ruptured crucient
ligement.

They've referred her to a specialist centre for extracapuslar surgery.

Could anyone help with estimates of recovery time?

The vet suggested no exercise for 6 months but I've seen sites where
vets say full use is usually obtained in 8 weeks.

The little lass is seven and a happy and much loved companion.

Thanks

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Our mini Schnauzer has just been diagnosed with a ruptured crucient
ligement.

They've referred her to a specialist centre for extracapuslar surgery.

Could anyone help with estimates of recovery time?

The vet suggested no exercise for 6 months but I've seen sites where
vets say full use is usually obtained in 8 weeks.

The little lass is seven and a happy and much loved companion.

6 months is extremely conservative. Much depends on the individual dog.
General recovery time is 4-8 weeks. My Min. Dachshund had regained full
mobility at week 8 and, IIRC, began attempting to apply pressure to the knee
around week 4. I could be wrong as I tend to get my timeframes sadly mixed
anymore but I know her recovery time was fairly common and not more than 2
months.

--
Tara

While 8 weeks seems to be the norm I would error on the side of caution
especially if your dog is very active. I had a lab/husky mix who damaged
his first one chasing a deer and he dislocated his knee. It eventually wore
down and tore about 3 years later. Then the other one blew out 18 months
after that chasing a rabbit in the yard. He was a sprinter and to the very
end he would still tear off the porch at full run after rabbits or anything
in the yard. Don't worry he never got any deer and the rabbits had escape
routes cut into the fence. Like I said he was a sprinter not a long
distance runner.........LOL

I kept him restrained well past the 8 week time period with each surgery. I
slowly increase his walking and exercise gradually over that time period.
It took a full 6 months before I would let him loose again. The only other
damage he did was about 4 years after his first one was repaired he hurt it
in deep snow fortunately he didn't require any further surgery and we just
went back to restraining him for a couple months.

Celeste



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Our mini Schnauzer has just been diagnosed with a ruptured crucient
ligement.

They've referred her to a specialist centre for extracapuslar surgery.

Could anyone help with estimates of recovery time?

The vet suggested no exercise for 6 months but I've seen sites where
vets say full use is usually obtained in 8 weeks.

The little lass is seven and a happy and much loved companion.

6 months is extremely conservative. Much depends on the individual dog.
General recovery time is 4-8 weeks. My Min. Dachshund had regained full
mobility at week 8 and, IIRC, began attempting to apply pressure to the
knee
around week 4. I could be wrong as I tend to get my timeframes sadly
mixed
anymore but I know her recovery time was fairly common and not more than 2
months.

--
Tara

Our mini Schnauzer has just been diagnosed with a ruptured crucient
ligement.


They've referred her to a specialist centre for extracapuslar surgery.


Could anyone help with estimates of recovery time?


The vet suggested no exercise for 6 months but I've seen sites where
vets say full use is usually obtained in 8 weeks.


The little lass is seven and a happy and much loved companion.


Thanks

I'm going through the recovery of ACL surgery with Trip. He is on
leash walking to potty only and is being kept quiet in the house when
I'm home and crated when I'm not. This is for the first four weeks.
We do have some physical therapy that we have to do as well. After the
four weeks he can start having short leash walks and swimming. The vet
told me that I can plan on 10 months of rehab, though this is for a
performance dog.

Beth