My dog (not a hunting dog) had two torn ACLs. We elected not to have any surgery done and he recovered fine with just limiting his activity and administering anti-inflamitory medication.
Keep in mind that the different types of surgeries are just methods of stabilizing the joint so that scar tissue can develop in the proper way. The same thing can be done with activity limitation so that the scar tissue will repair the joint naturally.
Why would bones need to be cut and altered to correct the problem. ?
And the other proceedure (not usually recommended for bigger dogs) where a rubber band is put in, thay are basically designed to stretch out or eventually break over time. But the hopes are that the band will fail after scar tissue has done its job.
Just my thoughts based on my experiences.
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B. Dudley
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