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Originally Posted by t951
stomachmonkey,
thanks for the info. she is 8, i wonder if i can still get pet insurance for her.
did you crate your mastiff? how long did it take her to get better?
i have read what you said, and i was told the same thing, it will most likely happen to her other leg.
is your dog fine now?
kc911,
you are very right! spoiled and loved. wouldn't have it any other way!
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Hi,
She tore the 1st at 5 yrs old then the other pretty much a year to the day.
We had to put her to sleep at 9 due to bone cancer in the hip. Obviously nothing to do with the TPLOs.
10-11 is average span for the big ones anyway so she had a pretty full life.
You would never have known she had the surgeries. Her gait was a bit different and she looked slightly bow legged but it did not impede her in any way whatsoever.
She still ran as fast as before and swam just as strong.
She was up and around within a couple of days but full recovery was a few months. They look better before they really are. It's really the bone mending properly that takes so long. You need to remember that because if they break it things can get bad in a hurry.
We did not crate her, just limited her space so she could move turn around and roll over freely but that's about it.
I'd give the insurance a shot. You really have nothing to lose. How does her Vet feel about her odds of tearing the other one?