Thread: Anybody had their dog blow an ACL joint?

Good luck with your dogs TTA surgery @time out. My dog Holly (almost 9 year old GSP/Lab) had it done the first week of February and is largely back to her old self again now. She sits with her leg a bit out to the side now, but other than that and the TTA bump on her knee you wouldn't know she had surgery. The bank balance on the other hand....

The drugs she was on to begin with were fairly hectic, and she was spaced out for a day or two. In the end we got the fentanyl patch she had on removed, and she was prescribed some milder pain meds and she perked up much faster. Biggest issue early on was lack of appetite which then let to toileting issues (or lack thereof). She didn't want a bar of her old food so, we got creative in food choices so she could take meds with something in her stomach. With being on meds, make sure you think about things she'll be able to eat easily (we used cooked chicken and rice and make it into balls to get her eating more regularly). One day I put the meds in a piece of bread and peanut butter. The peanut butter stuck to the top of her mouth and she really struggled to dislodge it given her dozy state of mind. Though she was going to choke for a bit.

Oh, If you don't have one already, have a look for those inflatable neck collars. We have previously used the cone of shame, but Holly would bump and knock things over or take one of us out at the knees when using it. Trying to keep her on her feet and stable, meant we went with the inflatable neck collar. She could sleep with it on no worries and didn't know anything over while in rehab.

Excuse my lack of understanding but what does tta mean