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Our 5 year old shepherd mix started limping about two months ago . It was random , sometimes he didn't and other times he did . It is his left rear leg . Last week it was to the point where he wouldn't put weight on it .

Soonest vet appointment available was this morning . Found out he has a torn ACL . Crap ! Vet put in a referral for a local orthopedic specialist and we are waiting to hear back . The vet tech said you are probably looking at 5k and a lengthy recovery.

So for those of you that have gone thru this educate me on how it went for your dog . Is that price in the ballpark ? Any other advice ? Bad timing with the holidays coming up but it is what it is . We have absolutely no idea how he did this , kind of frustrating .