After 5 weeks, we finally have another checkup. It was about time because our dog has been very lively the past couple of weeks – trying to run anytime we let her out to go to the bathroom, standing in her pen all day whining at us – but nonetheless, she is in very good [...]

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If you’re familiar with my blog, you may have read my previous series of posts about my dog having torn her Cranial Cruciate Ligament – Read here: Treating a Torn/Ruptured Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL) (Crucial Ligament) in Dogs (ACL) To be honest, I really had no idea of the cost of surgery for animals until [...]

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If you haven’t seen my original posts, be sure to checkout my first article, read Treating a Torn/Ruptured Cranial Crucial Ligament (CCL) in Dogs (ACL), my second article The Recovery Process – Keeping an Active Dog Inactive, and my most recent article The Recovery Process – One Week After Surger – Ligament Injury in Dogs [...]

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If you haven’t seen my original two posts, be sure to checkout my first article, read Treating a Torn/Ruptured Cranial Crucial Ligament (CCL) in Dogs (ACL), and my second article The Recovery Process – Keeping an Active Dog Inactive. It has been a week now and our dog is finally getting used to being confined [...]

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I’ve just learned that Tramadol is often subscribed to adults who suffer chronic moderate to severe joint pain. So because our dog ruptured her CCL ligament in her knee, does that automatically qualify her for Tramadol? A drug that is used to treat joint pain in humans? I was looking at the Ultram (fancy name [...]

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First article, read Treating a Torn/Ruptured Cranial Crucial Ligament (CCL) in Dogs (ACL) So the first night home following her surgery was a nightmare. Roxy cried all night, and none of the medication that they gave us seemed to help. I would have guessed that she would have been off in La-La-Land with all the [...]

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I noticed that I was receiving a lot of searches for Cranial Crucial Ligament, that’s why it’s in the title. The proper term is Cranial Cruciate Ligament, however I thought I’d try to help out all the people who were searching for Crucial Ligament. Just acting as the Good Samaritan of the internet! Thanks to [...]

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Despite their reputation and all of the bad press that they receive, American Pit Bull Terriers (APBT) are surprisingly very loyal, intelligent, energetic and caring. Contrary to how they’re often portrayed, APBTs make great companions, and they are noted for their outgoing, affectionate, eager-to-please disposition and their fondness for people; they love attention and relish [...]

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