Miley had her Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) surgery this week to correct her torn CCL (cranial cruciate ligament).
She came back looking like a drugged lion with a cone on her head.
(Yes, I know the harness is on wrong!).
Another Elizabethan collar:
She has eight weeks of recovery, including some physical therapy.
Miley’s been off the blog for some time now. She’s had this knee injury that has kept her from doing anything interesting all summer.
But in a few months, she should be back to normal.
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How did it happen? Usually small dogs are prone to cruciate ligament ruptures..
She jumped a ditchline in the spring. She was put on rest for two months, but then it was found to be very torn and need surgery. This is very common in golden and Labrador retrievers, more common in the latter.
Interesting. Have never heard od working Lab having that…
In American trial Labradors it is a huge problem.
Agility dogs are prone to CCL as well.
Actually sporting dogs in general are at higher risk of CCL than any other clade, and it’s not limited to small breeds. It affects all breeds, and it’s the most common injury in dogs.
And if you disagree, read some literature on sports medicine and consult insurance companies like Agria.
Interesting. Have never heard od working Lab having that…
I live in Austria. Have English friends who all shoot and use Labs. A friend breeds, trains and picks up with them, several times a week during season. Never heard of it from them. Agility, at least here, is mostly a sport for small dogs.
Which “literature” on sports medicine?
We have entirely different strains of trial Labrador over here. They are selected quite differently, and the trials are very different.
Here are some papers: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/24247174_Morphometric_characteristics_of_the_pelvic_limb_of_Labrador_Retrievers_with_and_without_cranial_cruciate_ligament_deficiency
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC340307/
Trialling is also very different from real work, ie picking up shot birds. Trialling needs speed, real work needs steadiness.
Thanks for links.
I don’t disagree :)
I looked at the first link, only half of which I understood as I am not that familiar with the terminology….I do not what the bones are!….but what I wonder about is whether the light, streamlined English working Labs have no or fewer cases of cruciate ligament rupture partly because of the weight, ie stress on the joints and ligaments. The study does not say which type of Labs they examined. The show labs are hippopotamuses compared to the working ones. Completely different structure.
You might like to check out the website http://www.caninesports.com. Much very good information there. The site owner M. C. Zink, DCM, PhD. is one of the pioneers in canine sports medicine and rehabilitation. (and a long-time Golden Retriever person active in dog sports).
That should read I do know what the bones are…