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I am not a veterinarian but our 6 year old labrador retriever tore her Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL) and after doing much research which seemed to indicate a Tibial-Plateau-Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) was the Gold Standard for dogs over 40 lbs, we opted to have that surgery and have regretted it ever since. This details our experience which has been disappointing.
Some things I thought of after making this video:
1. I should have mentioned we did keep her on a leash at all times during the recovery phase except while making this video as I wanted to show how she was walking naturally, not as she walked pulling on a leash.
2. When she had the plate removed, the vet looked for problems (including a meniscus tear) and couldn't find anything wrong. She was rolling out with that leg prior to and after having the plate removed. The vet said she didn't have a torn meniscus but I'm skeptical.
3. The first few times she came up badly lame, we rushed her to our local vet and each time he did x-rays and saw nothing wrong although the joint is very arthritic now.
Bootlegs Matter posted a link to a detailed paper on complications of tibial plateau levelling osteotomy in dogs you should check out if considering this operation: www.orthovet.o...