...Dan....my friend's dog had a rear leg torn ligament (knee)....they opted for the more expensive surgery (a "strut" or metal "brace" was fixed into the bone) rather than the "over the knee nylon strap" type surgery....and the pooch is doing excellent....walks and moves like it never happened. We watched Carlos' progress when going through this.
Dan,
I have a friend who's dog had torn cruciate ligaments in the knee. Instead of surgery he opted for stem cells. They harvested cells from his hip grew them out and injected them into the knee. two weeks later the dog was good as new. maybe better. His dog is an older performance dog and was back doing agility in about 3 weeks. The ligaments were completely severed. Check with Colorado State University Veterinary - I'll bet they can point you to someone in your area that could do it.
