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My little chihuahua did her cruiate ligament about 5 years ago. We chose not to do surgery. I had to carry her around everywhere and no exercise at all for one year. She was on 24 hour pain relief the whole time. I put her on turmeric as well as green lip muscle. She was amazing and did not do the other leg. She’s now 15 and is still going strong. 💜

Dear Dr. Jones, after owning 4 Rottweilers in 30 years, I had surgery performed on 3 cruciate ligaments. The laters surgery, new method, was really very difficult for my dog. When my fourth Rottweiler was diagnosed with the same condition, we had surgery scheduled, but because this dog is very difficult to treat, very hyperactive, we decided at the last minute to cancel. We thought we will try your sugested non surgical treatment. After 26 weeks of limited activity, slowly increasing the walks, today my dog walks as if she never had the rupture. We thank you so much for your advise. My dog is 86 lb and it still worked. Our vet told us without the surgery she will never get better, and she was really bad, her leg was just hanging behind her. We are so grateful.

I followed your advice Doc, over 2 years later and my girl is still doing fine. Thank you.

I wrote a comment here before about using an ace bandaged on my dog's tear and didn't get a response. This happened to my dog this past winter. A complete tear. I was told by the vet that she will never heal without surgery and was being pressured to do so. I decided to research it and took the holistic approach (keeping her sedentary, preventing her from jumping, running, only slow sniff and pee walks, etc.). She is now 100% healed. Compare that to my sister's dog who had the same thing happen to him. He got the surgery and still limps and has difficulty walking. My dog acts like it never happened.

We used Ortho braces twice, she ruptured both ligaments (not at the same time). The braces work! Our dog is now 16 years old.

I have an older larger dog who is working as my my service animal has a physically disabled person and I would really like to thank you for your medical advice videos they have all been great help my dog and my brother's dog have been getting in better shape thank you.

Thank you so much you have helped so many times with my best friend he is now 15 years of age , just wanted to say thank you

My Rottiweiler has his rupture, we decided against the surgery so we restricted him from running and jumping for 8 weeks, he only go outside just for a short walk to wee. Hes all better now and happily running around every now and then like he never had his injury it was amazing to see and we are so glad we didn't go ahead with the surgery. The vet bill wasn't the issue its just how they do the surgery procedure that we didn't like. hope this help anyone.

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Reading some of these questions/comments a few people do not really pay attention to the video. To all, best of luck. I too am not trusting of everything I see and hear,. it is the world we live in today, all $$$ based. However, when you do find a trustworthy person, or a product that is working for you, if you are like me you stick with it. That is why our household is dependent on holistic measures; plant based remedies and like Dr. Jones said; in many videos; few or no side effects .... With this awful injury he has done this surg.! So, he has seen the problem from both sides. This is good enough for us. Keep going, Dr. Jones.

Thank you so much for this information, my pit bull is going in the morning to be sedated to check both back hind legs, shes's so active very active, but she hurt one knee and babied it and then hurt the other knee, now both knees are hurting her but of course shes favoring one which is the worse, so I didnt know about this brace, I feel more educated about this now, so tomorrow when I go in I know what to ask, we have such a busy summer planned and we always take her with us so this is very important, thank you so much for this information, you are a God send for all of us and our girl Sadie! Thank you again, kindly, sharon

Hey Dr. Jones we did all of this with no braces. My wife and I scheduled our days off so one of us was always home with our olde English Jersey. We did take her to our vet and it was a torn ACL. We restricted her to one floor no stairs no jumping for 8 weeks and no walks just bathroom breaks. Took her back for a check -up. I was told start walking her for 1 week no more than a block every second day. After that if all is good 1 block every day. If all is good walk all you want no run time for 1 month. Now restrict the run time for 6 months and she will be fine. Well Doc she seems better than new. Thank you. Oh and I do now feed sardines once a week and green tea always. You are a Legend in Alberta we Love you.

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Thank you so much Dr Jones, you gave the best, sound & visual advise I found for healing my healthy 14 year old, springer spaniel, collie/husky cross dog’s BCL naturally.. I ordered an orthodog brace to support her leg, restricted her movement for 12 weeks, reduced her food only a bit as she was not moving much. She was happy to just lollop around! The Metacam my vet prescribed for pain & inflammation upset her so I gave her cbd oil & added turmeric to her food instead which seemed to work well. I massaged her leg muscles gently daily so she wouldnt seize up! I started out with a 5min walk after a month! Following months l increased her walking time very slowly. After 6 months she recovered amazingly well & happily running again.. I still put the harness on her to go walking for support but she no longer wears it in the house. Her other leg seem to be ok for now. I am so grateful to you 👏🏻👏🏻🎉

I watched your info on supplements during injuries and WOW they are helping so much. Thank you!

I just got the orthodog cruciate care brace for my #155 Dutch Shepherd-9 years old. It seems to be really helping him get up and about. I feel hopeful. I had asked the vet who diagnosed him with torn acl-if there was some kind of brace or splint. She said she never found any that work and only mentioned a $3,500 + surgery & anti-inflammatories. She said he would have to lose weight to even have surgery. He's not really fat but is a BIG guy. My granddaughter works in rescue & said she knows people have euthanized their dogs because of the injury & cost of surgery! I appreciate you recommending this & have been watching your videos/newsletter. Thank you!

Wow THANK YOU! you have 747,526 views as of this moment! That says a lot about the benefits you provide to dog lovers. My sweet Bernese blew out her ACL in Canada and surgery is often upward of up to $5,000-10,000 dollars. The relief I feel watching your video is huge as this is currently my only option. Will keep you posted!

Dr. Jones, you are a Godsend to pet owners. My Standard Poodle just tore his CCL today. He's 13 years old and acts like a goofy teenager. He is always always on a leash because of blindness and arthritis. I'm confidant with your recommendations of using the Ortho brace. I'm a bit calmer now with a plan to get one ordered asap. Like many pet owners I am a senior on limited income and never financially prepared for pet emergencies, sobering but true. I've had ,3 other Standards who passed around the age of 8 yrs old so this guy has been a blessing to have him so many years longer, but I know his days are numbered and I want to give him the best quality of life I can . Bles you for helping us, knowing myself that there are lots of Vets out there who prey on the almighty dollar more than a reasonable healthcare alternative for our precious companions.

My purebred siberian husky(pictured) has torn his acl as diagnosed by the veterinarian today. I now begin the 8 week program as described in this video as well with the vets recommendations. I was not "pressed" by the vet for surgery but is a possibility after 8 to 10 weeks of home therapy. I shall leave no stone unturned in my quest for self healing with simple at home procedures. I was told the acl surgery will cost $2,500 to $4,000 dollars.

Hi Doctor Jones and Thanks so much for looking out for our pets. I also appreciate that you never make anyone feel bad if they cannot afford high cost surgeries. I just wanted to ask what your thoughts are on the Chiropractic technique called VOM for cruciate tears? I had a really inexpensive yet highly effective knee surgery done in the 90's called the Over and Under repair. Nobody does this anymore yet it worked beautifully on my 90lb girl. Do you know why nobody does it now? My Beardie is 50 lbs and is a very fit agility dog yet just blew out his knee in class. My vet says it's a complete tear but I don't want to put him through surgery at 10 years old. Can conservative management repair this and what supplements do you suggest? Thanks and sorry the post is so long.

Thank you Dr Jones for the information, I ejoyed learning!

Hi Dr. Jones, I enjoyed watching your video. I recently took my 47lb bassett hound to the vet as about a week ago she was holding her left hind leg up and wouldn't stand on it. About 5 days later, she started walking normally with an occasional limp. I was advised by vet that the only real option is surgery. She is 12 years old and I'm concerned about her undergoing anesthesia, etc. I'm aware that preliminary testing will be performed, but am still a little uneasy about it. I started doing some research on my own and came across your video which provided a little more insight into cruciate injuries. Thank you.

I am amazed how many people want free advice from this kind , compassionate Vet. Something for nothing, you can rationalize however you want too.

I’m so glad I came across this. I scheduled surgery next week I’m going to cancel. So sad for my dog he cries in pain even with medicine but I rather him heal than do surgery. I have stairs at my apartments so that’s the only thing that I feel like it’s makin it worse.

That beautiful black lab is so chill.

Our 11 year old Lhasa/Shih Tzu is 18 lbs and was just diagnosed with a CCL tear. She does not seem to be in a great deal of pain but is definitely favoring her leg. My issue is she was also just diagnosed with IVDD after she had an episode of unexplained pain that lasted about 2 weeks a couple of months ago. I worry about how she'll recover from surgery and how much high quality life we are buying with the surgery when you combine her age and the IVDD diagnoses. She was miserable when the IVDD flared up in contrast to this CCL tear which aside from her limp hasn't really affected her mood. Such a tough decision to make.

My dog is about 40lbs, active. She hurt her knee, acl. I was able to assess her knee and restricted her activity. Her knee was not that bad, very minor click, but couldn’t really move the knee, sliding it back and forth. However, I took her to the vet, they sedated her to get X-rays. When I got her back her knee was sliding and clicking. The vet was very rough with her and destroyed her knee. I could’ve saved her had I just continued to follow this procedure

This was great information. Thank you so much for posting!

Awesome video! Thanks Dr. Jones :) I just got my dog a brace from woundwear that has been working great and along with this info I hope she will be fully healed soon. :)

Thank you my shih tzu is being xrayed next week the vet only.gave option of surgery nothing else. Now I know about conservative pain management and physiotherapy and braces I will be asking far more question.

Thanks for the information. My 9 y/o 70+ lb Aussie has two ruptured Acls. Left leg is half a year old that healed partially, enough that he can atleast support himself and get up with some effort and some heart. The right knee is recent, a week old. I think my only option at this point is Tplo on his right, a brace on his left for atleast 6 months. Hopefully at that point both are healed up. I'm hoping the left doesn't need surgery.

Thank you! Your videos always pop up when I need them! Talk about ESP🙂

Very usefull and complete information! Thank you, Doc! ¿Could it be with spanish subtitle? I apologize, my English is not so good

This is a great,i mportant video. My wonderful labrador had an injured cruciate ligament...and I agonized over what to do to help him. I want to say that I viewed this video, and after seeking opinions from my vet and others, everyone said surgery was the only way. The cost was a concern-but even more of a concern,the fact that results could not be guaranteed, and re-injury was even more likely after surgery, or during the recovery process. I followed my heart, and followed the guidelines of having my dog COMPLETELY avoid stairs, and jumping up on anything..feeling I would never know for sure if he could heal without surgery if I did not try what Dr. Jones suggested. I felt that there was really nothing to lose by trying natural healing restricting his movement, since he would be just as restricted if not MORE after surgery. I bought a gate, closed off the stairs to my upstairs bedroom, bought an air mattress,and my dog and I slept downstairs together for almost two months. I felt it was very important for us to be together to support his healing,especially as we always normally slept together. It was very difficult, as we were not nearly as comfortable as we would have been in our "real" bed. After that, I used a sling, and helped him up, and only allowed the one trip up stairs for bed,and continued to restrict him from any running, but we began to take gentle walks. After the first month passed, whenever I could spring for a warm water swim session at a canine therapy center, I did. I could not afford the therapist, but brought a friend that my dog was very close to, and we assisted him with his swims. After these two months went by, he was doing much better... and after three months, it was difficult to detect any evidence of a problem. I found it to be truly miraculous that he could heel so much and so well...and was very glad that I did not put him through the surgery,and that I found this video which inspired me to take the actions I did.

I clicked on this video solely for the boxer on the thumbnail.. I feel cheated.

This video has been helpful. I have a lab/boxer/German shepherd mix of 4 years old and her back right acl/ccl has been acting up. Our vet gave her gabapentin and rymidal but I will try your ideas and advice thank you

So glad I found this video. My dog was scheduled next month for a TPLO with a $4,000 bill. I've postponed the procedure and will follow up on some of your suggestions. If no success and still have to do the surgery I can still put the orthopedic brace to therapy use.

This dog is awesome 👏

My dog had the surgery 8000 dollars ! Lasted 5 years have a golden lab!

My 80 pound almost 10 year old Silver Tip Lab ruptured his left CCL completely in October of 2017. He also has a degenerative Right hip and left hip was suspect. He could not walk on it for about two days. We totally decrease his activity to just going outside to go to the bathroom for 1 week. Than increase slightly over the next 3-4 weeks We increased his fish oil to 2 teaspoons per day along with putting him on Dasuquin with MSM daily. We added two more supplements from Young Living, Sulferzyme with wolf berry and a product call BLM, for bone, ligament, and muscle. Approximately 3-4 months later he was walking much more normally and within 6 months of his injury he now jumps up on his favorite sofa. You can heal your dog without surgery. BTW that surgery cost in Southern CA is 5K. Thanks Dr Jones.

Thanks for all of your info. What is your opinion on home-use Low-Level (cold) laser treatments in general and for helping with cruciate ligament rupture recovery?

Thank you for the information, very helpful

The video help me a lot, thank you too the Dr. on Dog Dish Diet.

My 2 year old chocolate lab mix was running the other day and just started screaming. We took him to the vet, no breaks. Sent home with two weeks observation and anti-inflammatory medication. Five days right now, and still no improvement or a concrete diagnosis.

Sir my dog got slipped while jumping and now he is standing like boxer in the thumbnail. What to do sir its so aggressive towards vet so plz tell me solution I'm eagerly waiting for your reply 🙏 🙏 🙏

We LOVE your videos. Thank you!! I'm grateful that you are educating owners and offering information on other alternatives. Question. I have a 13mo old English lab with a torn CCL (vet x-ray confirmed... and we all know what I was recommended to do.) I've watched all your videos on What are your thoughts on adding laser therapies in addition to your supplements/pressure points/massage/and range of motion stretches to treat a CCL tear. I

Hi. Thank you for making a thorough video. My dog 10 years seems to tear the other leg today (right). About 4 years ago she had ACL repair/surgery on the left side and took long time to recover. I wouldn't want to put her through this again and want to try to have her recover without surgery (brace plus limit activity). My question is: Should I buy a Double knee brace (for both knees) since she's never been 100% on the other leg and is still kind of week. Or double brace is Not recommended... thanks a bunch)

He's such a good boy!!! Gotta acknowledge your model dog!!

What do you do about every day pain

Thank you so much for both options as I will NOT go to vets anymore , I do not trust them because they are basically owned by the Pharmaceutical industry

I'd like to try a brace for my British Bulldog, but Orthodog doesn't fit bulldogs, according to their website. I'd like to consider Wound Wear's A-TraC brace, but the website given is odd, as it mentions nothing about braces, but talks of God, philosophy, 2 and 3 dimensional worlds and mostly just rambles on in a inapprehensible manner. The phone number also doesn't work. Is there an updated way to contact Wound Wear or has the company/owner suffered some mental breakdown?

One of my dogs had surgery on the 4th of December. I wish I had seen this before but my vet rushed me in. He said it is essential to get surgery within a fortnight to lessen the affects of arthritis. She is on leash walks, physio and crate rest for 3 months. People keep telling me she will probably do her other leg within two years. Do you think I should be looking at getting a brace for her good leg when she starts going out again. She is a large dog and loves to run.

My dog, a Labradane 98 pounds, 6years old had an acl injury last year and healed 80% …3days ago got it on the other leg. We are looking at getting the TPLO surgery

My gsd has been diagnosed of ruptured cruciate left hind limb and probably hip arthritis. Vet said he needs surgery and it will cost a fortune for someone like me who’s only a pensioner. I came across your video and thank you for your wonderful explanations. Can i use cruciate dog knee brace for my dog?

Thanks Andrew much appreciated, very helpful

My lovely chihuahuamix lady has a cruciate ligament tear (complete) on sept 2023 she couldn't even walk because she had fallen. I went to 3 surgeons, but just one of these told me about the alternative way. So i decided to go alternative way, because i can make the surgery later too. I do feed them Barf and organic, so my dogs are taking lots of supplements too, but just healthy ones . And for that she's getting green-lipped mussels, collagen, chondroitin, rosehips organic, curcuma org., vit d3 org., cod liver oil and herb mix especially for dog joints besides to all these things you need for the food too like beef bone meal, algea like spirulina, chlorella, dulse, etc......and physiotherapy and some other treatments like unterwater treadmill she can't do anymore, because she got a cold, even though I blow-dried her fur. But we are doing some other treatments, too. Like red led light, laser, some exercices every day before feeding and outside too. I had to carry her the first 3months almost the whole time and then most of the time😊 and now she walks a little more and more. But she is so wild and willing to play wild freaky gangster game between my dogs (so i call their game😂) i've to take care still 24/7 because she jumps already on and from the dog couch and runs the stairs to our bed up and down. She's a little crazy as chihuahuas used to be. They are so brave and funny in a crazy way. But i love them so much, and i love their crazieness. But to take care of her is not as easy as it seems to be. You really need to oberserve your dog if she/he is not sleeping or at least with you lying in the bed. Please never forget that. I'm so happy i've found all these vetenarian willing to learn about the alternative way too. It took me years! And lots of money. And they take 3 times more than i should cost. We can download the normal price list at the austrian University for veternian medical professionals. Thank good i've met this orthopedic surgeon and pet rescue lady from the Vanivenhaus here in austria. She's about 40 minutes away from my house. But i would drive even longer to get to such a nice vetenarian. And thank you so much for all of yuor videos❤❤❤

Why isn't it standard procedure to fit the dog with a brace? Dog just diag. with this injury by my vet and not understanding why he didn't wrap it up?

My Westie had same issue ,Vet want me to pay 12k for the surgery i told him we can’t afford to pay that ,we change the food to omega 3 food,let him lose weight and some light activities ,now my dog is seems ok .12k for the surgery is a rip off

Thanks for the advice! My dog is wearing a brace after hurting her leg. I couldn't afford thet VET Bills.

Quick question. If a dog with a pre-existing partical ACL accidentally irritates or cause more injury to the tear should it be re x-rayed?

@VeterinarySecrets thank you so much for sharing your gifts and expertise with us! Quick question, can Absorbine Vet Liniment be used on dogs, and if so does the area need to be wrapped after?

Hi Dr Jones,Sorry to bother you again. Our dog, Boss, broke through a gate when we were not at home and ran into our back yard, ran around, and is limping much worse now. He already had a little limp but we hoped a couple months resting quietly and maybe he'd be ok.We are guessing at this point he needs surgery. He's a 3 year old 115 lb active lab-pit mix, and maybe the world's sweetest dog. We rescued him a year ago.So now we are hearing about TPLO or TTA.We are being quoted about $4400 for TPLO.We are waiting for a quote for TTA but understand it is quite a bit cheaper....maybe about half the cost of TPLO. Are they equally as good ?In one year, this is the 3rd acl surgery we will have done, but the first two were small dogs and only about $1400 each. (Yorkie and old lady hound dog). We have 6 dogs and they are crushing our budget this year.Any ideas ? Suggestions ?Thanks so much for all you do !Scott n Lidia

My dog tore her left ACL and I restricted exercise for 2 months, supplemented with green lipped mussel extract, fish oil and arnica and that healed nicely then she escaped with her daughter one day and tore her right acl, this time a bit worse. My lovely mil called the SPCA on me because apparently it was a welfare issue because I wasn't giving her pain relief or getting her surgery, now the SPCA is threatening to take my dog unless I book her surgery before the end of the week, 2 weeks ago they took her to their vet who diagnosed her and said the only option is surgery and I must give her pain relief tablets everyday or I can be charged with a criminal offence and they will take her and I will have a mark against my name - I have restricted her exercise, brought her another brace for her new torn knee and started again on the suppliements, as well as natural pain relief, I have not been giving the pain relief tablets they prescribed even though I will get in trouble if they find out, they told me I can give her the tablets everyday for years before I will damage her liver, Is that correct? I don't believe it? Anyway they came round today and she said herself that "Bailey ( my dog ) looks much better today, shes not limping but that's because the pain relief has kicked in" little does she know that she hasn't had any pain relief for 2 days and the natural suppliements are working ( when they said they wouldn't ) but if I told her that they would take Bailey and I would get arrested. So much for the welfare of the animal, when Im trying to do the best by her and they are threatening to take her for me. Are they correct? Should I be giving the pain relief tablets? I am getting her surgery because I have no other option but I'm angry they are forcing it on me without trying the natural way, obviously I would get her the surgery if natural doesn't work, she's only just tore it 3 weeks ago. I'm so angry. you were the only person I could think of that I could ask your honest opinion?

If your dog has a bad reaction to usually, the rabies vaccine-- say, if there is a big lump at the vaccination site, be really careful with your dog for the next week because this is when bad injuries can happen from the inflammation caused by the vaccine. What until the bump goes away before letting your dog rage off leash again! I had tendons rupture like crazy on me from recombinant Hep B vaccine (rabies is also recombinant i.e. gmo) and I have seen it happen badly to a golden retreiver from rabies. Thuja is a homepathic treatment for vaccinosis. MSM or DMSO also slap down cytokine storms, but I don't have experience using these with dogs.

Hello My dog was diagnosed with Luxating Patellas in both knees with osteoarthritis already set in. Stage 2 in one stage 3 in other. Vet seemed to think we could manage without surgery right now. We were given Dasuquin Advanced along with Vellepet supplements (cannabias?sp) Henry is 7. Also just did 6 sessions of laser therapy. Also working on weight loss. Eight more pounds to go to get to he’s ideal weight. Well he does get up on his own now. But now has started limping. Vet seems to think it might be a partial tear. Ugh! So he gave us two options, referred us to orthopedic specialist or try a brace . Recommended GoHeroGo for brace. Frustrating he really didn’t guide us to which way to go. With arthritis already set in we are leaning towards a brace.The brace is 800 plus the vet would make the cast and have to sedate him doing this ( don’t know why) so probably 1500 all said and done. What I don’t understand is he says to still take him for short walks but I’m reading other articles is to rest him. I’m so confused! So if I may ask, if the arthritis is already in the knees what are the odds a surgery will be successful? Plus having the other knee in bad shape too.. Thanks so much for your time

Thank you Dr. Jones

Dr. Jones, Our 12 year old yellow lab jumped off the groomers table and injured her left front leg. The joint between her paw and elbow has been extremely swollen and bruised and she cannot put any weight on it! We took her to our vet - had x-rays and blood work done and the examination revealed no broken bones and the blood work came back as “normal”. The vet prescribed an anti-inflammatory for 7 days - after which there was no change. We brought her back for more x-rays and blood work to be told that everything looks the same and the vet prescribed more anti-inflammatories! After another week, there was still no change. We inquired as to why the limb was not wrapped or supported and the vet indicated that it could be an infection in the joint and wrapping it could cause more harm. At this point the vet prescribed antibiotics - which we have been administering for three days now with no change. The vet indicated that if there is no change within two weeks to stop the meds and bring our dog back for more tests - for possible bone cancer! Our dog is still limping and the swelling and bruising remain!!! With the information provided, can you please advise as to whether or not our dog’s limb should have been supported? Can you please help?! Thank you. Michelle

Dr. Is there a good brace to help prevent a tear. My bo6 has a strain and I’m afraid he’s gonna tear it he runs so fast.

Thank you for the information

Hi. Great video and thanks for what you"re doing. My 6 year old pup has a tear in his left rear ccl(diagnosed by my vet) Told me TPLO surgery is a must. I got the money but lord does it sound invasive. I worry about complications down the line when those bones weaken with age. I would like to try conservative treatment and am wondering about braces. I was wondering if you had an opinion on the Caerus Stifle Brace. A rigid brace seems like the way to go to me but please correct me if I'm wrong.

Hi Dr. Jones, My puppy just turned one year old in January and she is Cattle dog mix. She is very active and social. She started limping her left leg last month but we didn’t know what happened until the vet told us that she has torn ligaments and arthritis starts building up. They recommended us for surgery and the cost will be around 4500. At the very young age, should we do a surgery for her? Can you give me some advices please? I am stressed and don’t know what I should do to help my puppy getting better.

Thank you so much for your videos. We love our dogs but some of us can’t afford the vet fee. If it’s an emergency, they won’t take your dog without a deposit. Even the hospital takes patience without a payment. Not right at all.

Ive seen great things with the POSH brace

Make sure to get your dog painkiller and anti-inflammatory. CCL tear is Very painful and dogs will not show it except a limp. Ask anyone who has torn their ACL. 😖😮

First of all it depends on the extent of damage. If the ligament is not completely ruptured there is some chance you can heal the leg without surgery unless the dog is highly active or large breed. Please read up and be sure because the longer your dog goes without surgery when they should, your dog is going to be in a lot of pain and the leg may become lame (non functional). My dog had a rupture and the only option was surgery due to large breed and complete rupture. If you listen he states the EXTENT of damage determines whether surgery is needed. All vets perform a physical to determine the extent of the injury which in most cases won’t further damage the leg. They may also want an x-ray to see the bone structures because bone fragments and menisci can also be damaged during rupture. That way they can get a complete picture.

I found out today that my 16kg collie has ruptured her crucifer ligament and I was told she needs surgery to fix this. I was also told that if I didn’t have the surgery she may heal but she will suffer from arthritis and discomfort for the rest of her life. She is only 8 years old and up until now was a very active and dog. She spends all day lying in her bed which is good but I just don’t know what to do. I have said I will give it a good few weeks for her to recover a bit and see how she is but I am not sure if I should book her in for surgery or not. What do you think? Will she suffer in the long run like my vet said if I don’t do the surgery? 😢

Hi, our baby boy is 3, Rottweiler malamute mix and weighs 55kg (120 lbs) he just tore the ligament in his hind leg. We have given metacam, starting glucosamine and trying our best to get a little weight off him at our vets advise. Anything else we could be doing? We can’t afford the surgery, insurance wasn’t an option because he’s been such a problem child from the moment we got him with so many health issues that the monthly premiums were ridiculous. He was such an active pup we used to do daily 5k trail walks with him and now he just gets around the block, is around the block even too much ?

Thank you for the video. My 80 lbs Golden partially tore his CCL. He hasn't been baring any weight and only using 3 legs. I only take him out to potty and he's in his crate all day. I have the ortho dog brace, but I'm only on week 4 of no exercise. when should I start using the brace? He's lost a lot of muscle in his injured leg. feeling rather helpless and that he might tear the other knee due to over use!

My malinois got electric shocked she bit the wire and now she cant move both of her back legs, cant even waggle its tail but the good side is that she can still move her 2 front leg, will she be back to normal again? I need help guys, i love her soo much and i dont know what to do we already brought her to the vet, and we do therapy for her

hi! Do I continue giving Caprofen pain releiver with her while doing this practice?

Doctor, Is there anything I can do for my dog who has a bum hip? She was hurt when a larger dog stepped on her lower back. Thanks. I enjoy watching your videos.

I have a 2yr old Rotty he is 55kg, he tore his cruciate and needs surgery which costs €2000, i wasn’t given any other option this is the first time iv heard about the brace.he has good days and bad, there are days where he’d be playing around the next day he’s not great again.

My puppy runs and walks with her left leg up sometimes and when she walks on it, it is slightly tilted to the left. What’s wrong with her leg? It seems not to bother her at all

I took my dog on a walk the other day and I have an American Rottweiler and we were walking in some parts where there little dips and like her back legs slide under her and landed on her back hinds I felt very bad for her and didn’t think knowing she’s big that she’s not suppose to be as active like that and she had hurt herself she cries in pain when I barely touch it I wonder if she’s in the same boat as some of these other dogs I don’t have health insurance for her best advice?

My dog is a corgi mix and we just found out that he has torn ACL and that surgery was needed. We said we couldn’t afford it and we have no insurance and my dog didn’t show any signs of hurting. He limps sometimes and we told doctor last year and they said it was arthritis. Now we got X-rays because he was limping more and more and they confirmed it. We can’t afford surgery but they said we could try water therapy and other options. We are getting him a brace. My dog is active and loves running and playing he is like a puppy. Thanks for this video I am going to make sure he doesn’t go on long walks or he is not outside out of his Leash. Any other options or what We should do please let me know. We are just worried he will do it to the other leg too.

Hi Doc - very appreciative of your videos. You helped me heal my dogs acute colitis when he was a puppy from another video. My 11 month old husky/pit mix who is 48 lbs was carrying his rear leg, and was found to have ruptured his “tarsal medial collateral ligament” in his hock joint... the vet said he will need surgery as he thinks it is completely torn based off X-ray and exam. We are following up with an ortho surgeon vet but I am sure he will recommend surgery as it is his specialty. All the information I’m finding online is related to knee injuries and not the hock joint. From an outside perspective do you think the same non-surgical approach can be applied to this injury as well?

Hello Dr. Jones thank you so much for the video. I know you’re busy but I’m really hoping you could help me out. So we have a 39 lbs male Pembroke Welsh Corgi and back in March 18, 2019 he jumped down from the 4th step of the stairs and started limping and brought him to the vet the next day and since we couldn’t afford to get him an xray at that time the vet was sure that his right back leg the ccl was torn and suggested 6 week rest and his leg actually almost completely healed and back to normal but then 2 days ago he accidentally got out of the house to the backyard and started running around like crazy and my family and I knew we had to stop him from running and next thing we know his other leg his left leg gave in. I just saw him fall and stop and lifting his left leg trying to walk. So I bring him to a new vet the next day and they did an x ray on both legs and his left leg ccl is completely torn and his right is okay. And the vets suggested surgery asap. And im seeing a lot of people not doing the surgery. So what i wanted to ask you Dr. should we do the surgery? My corgi is only 2 yrs 7 months old and he’s overweight. Or should I just try if his legs would heal naturally? Please help! Thank you in advance!

My vet prescribed Rimadyl As an anti-inflammatory for this injury is that safe? We will also purchase a brace

Thanks so much for your video. I can afford the surgery

What a good model dog you got there! Thank you sooo much for this helpful information. Bless up!

Thank you so much !

love the dog

Turmeric Curcumin is the best thing for Dogs with joint problems. I have given my dog it for a few years. Without it she cant walk on one leg due to knee problems. It takes 4 to 8 weeks to start working. I give her 1 pill a day of Turmeric Curcumin with BioPerine and Ginger for Anti-inflammatory. It has to be 95% Curcuminoids, very important. The best one is Dr. Matthew's. It's $20 for a 2 month supply. Just 1 pill a day not 2.

Hi Doctor, We have a 5 year old king charles. she was diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia when she was 6 months old. The veterinarian in NY did a total hip replacement on one hip saying the other may straighten out. Unfortunately the hip replacement was not placed perfectly and the other hip has severe arthritis. She has been lame ever since and is on rimadyl, dasquin, movoflex. She gets around and occasionally will do a short romp. Trying to jump a high curb she tore her acl. Doc said it may be full or partial. Said re-evaluate after 2 weeks of rest. I would prefer not put her through a surgery again. She is a trooper. Thanks for any help.

My pomeranian back right leg nail got stock on the carpet we try to help her and then she couldn't walk she was limping and afraid to put her leg down, now I have to carry and help her. What can. I do pls help.???

Can I use an ace bandage temporarily to stabilize the leg, and if so, how should I do that? Thank you for any info in advance.

Hello, our dog is going on 8 months with ACL tear and she still having problems walking

I am so thankful that I found you! I am from Denmark, but I hope it doesn't matter. I have 3 lovely dogs at home, and they mean the world to me, but my oldest dog (he is almost 12 years old) got his right hind leg ligament torn. He is a small dog (breed: Bichon Havanais) and he is really a strong and healthy dog. Is it safe for us to use your advices for my lovely dog? Or what to do? Hope you will answer asap!! thank you!

My dog sprained her ankle back in December, and was limping, and crying when she walked. After I brought her home I bathed, her with warm water and was able to walk just fine. But the swelling never went down. I put a band on her for a week, and gave her natural anti inflammatories. She's was doing great running and playing, until today we noticed she was limping again. We have a vet appointment, on Tuesday, any advice for the swelling..