I guess with Otter being so young there is limited precedent for dealing with cruciate ligament damage, so this is all exploratory to a degree.
So, when we asked him (Andy Moore) how many he'd done - zero, OK - how about seen - still zero. But it's OK , because he knows the (Italian) guy who wrote up the paper on the procedure, and he speaks quite good English...
Er - OK so is this experimental? He pondered that one for a second, and answered it's 'Rare' more than experimental. I suppose that stems from the REALLY interesting bit - if we'd waited too much longer, the optimum window for the operation closes - after 6 months old, (Growth phase?) the bones don't grow as much, so slope angle doesn't decrease as much, and improvement reduces.
All those vets who see this problem in a young puppy, and suggest 'waiting until 'the growth plates close' so they can start mashing bone about with their TPLO or TTA's are missing a major trick in my book.
I can't begin to tell you all how proud I am of
@Beanwood - these are tricky times, but I'm confident she (Maybe with a little help from Forum Friends) found us the best man to deal with them.
xx
