Veterinarians in Rochester, MN

I've got Healthy Paws. Just submitted my first claim, so I don't have any experience yet.

VPI Insurance is very good, great choice of plans /

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When they first started doing TTA it was almost exclusively used with the under 40 lb crowd but that is no longer true and is actually the recommendation for larger dogs. http://veterinaryhospitalsandiego.com/services/veterinary-surgery/tibial-tuberosity-advancement-tta/

There is also a link on our page that describes what happens to the ligament. http://veterinaryhospitalsandiego.com/services/veterinary-surgery/ruptured-anterior-cruciate-ligament-acl/

Last year our dog (Tytanic) had TPLO surgery for a torn ACL. Ty was 8 years old and he had started to favor one leg. Not all the time, but often enough that we thought it warranted our attention. Ty has always been very playful, chasing balls, running around the farm, and enjoying his toys.... Our vet examined his hind leg, and xrays showed that the ACL was torn and there was a build up of arthritis. He suggested the TPLO surgery, since Ty is big and the success rate is good on larger dogs. We were concerned about crating him, as Ty is claustrophobic, and freaks out when he in a small area. The Dr said that it wasn't necessary to "crate" him, only confine him so that he wouldn't be putting too much stress on the knee that just had a plate put in. A small room would be sufficient. We were lucky because our doctor referred us to a surgical specialist that teaches other veterinarians how to do the TPLO surgery. This helped to calm my fears about the surgery. It there was a youtube video showing the actual process...

356-8909 tri county vet cheapest arount for sure go to them :)

Dr.Frost in Byron is good that's where I take milo

yes Plainview, just took our cat there and they did a great job for reasonable price, also Mark and Cindee Schimelphenig from Assembly are great and reasonably priced vets also, their number should be in the church directory!

Doc Predmore.

This is my dog Scout in 2003. When he was ten years old he was running and stepped into a hole and ended up with a fracture in his foot. Because of the nature of the break, it was recommended that Scout be taken to the University of Minnesota Vet School for evaluation and repair. After six hours of waiting, consultation and examination I was told that "salvage surgery" was the best course of action. The surgery would involve re-breaking the leg and installing a plate. The explanation was that bone was not going to heal correctly and that laxity in the joint and arthritis would make it difficult for Scout to walk/run. The bill was over $600 - and the proposed surgery, scheduled for a month away, was going to run about $3-4,000 and if the plate didn't heal properly, it would need to be re-installed for another fee. After struggling with deciding whether to go for the surgery (or not) for several days, it finally occurred to me to ask my vet "what would happen if we did nothing?" Since they were going to have to "re-break" the leg anyways? My vet thought for a moment and told me that we could just wait see what happens. I took Scout to dog rehab (underwater treadmill) and he walked with a very slight limp for the rest of his life (he died of cancer two years later). Yes, he might have gotten heavy arthritis in the joint if he had lived beyond that and yes, he could not become an agility champion (at age 10). I almost spent over $4,000 and subjected my dog to several surgeries and months of leash walking and all day crating based upon the recommendations of a national vet school chief teaching surgeon.