Today was a day of doctors. I went to have some routine lab work done and Rhapsody went to the surgeon for an exam. As feared, she needs to have surgery to repair her cranial cruciate ligament (like our ACL). This time it's the left hind leg. She had surgery on the right hind leg about two years ago. Apparently, this is a common injury for dogs of her age, breed, and weight. It is also more common in female dogs especially if they have been spayed. Smaller breed dogs (score one for Sophie) are less likely to tear their cranial cruciate ligament. Rhapsody is having the Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO), just like before. Here's some more information - Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injury/Repair for your reading pleasure. Looks like we will be eating Ramen noodles for a while....just like the good old days in college.
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