seven year old labrador male with a confirmed complete cranial cruciate ligament rupture on the right stifle diagnosed this monday, primary care vet has referred us to a board certified surgeon for TPLO consultation and our rehab vet has separately offered a structured conservative management protocol, looking for the version of this decision from families and vets who have specifically walked through the seven to nine year old large breed dog presentation because the published material conflates the young dog and senior dog versions of this call
Murphy is a seven year old neutered labrador male, eighty four pounds at a fit body condition score of five out of nine, no orthopedic history before this week, no pre existing conditions, no NSAID...