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3-Legged Dog


Approximately 2 weeks ago, Harvest decided to take on a much larger dog outside our home while we were getting ready to run an errand. Chris broke up the fight in which Harvest circled the dog and barked. Harvest jumped into our car and we were off. When we returned home, Harvest had developed a limp. His condition did not improve, so I took him to the vet the next day. The vet felt that he may have partially torn a ligament in his right hind leg, but wanted to try an anti-inflammatory medicine first. After no improvement, I called the vet again the following week. That visit confirmed informally an entire ACL tear. Harvest had surgery yesterday, July 10, 2007. The surgery went well, but he is not the same dog. His leg is tightly bound and he is nearly immobile. The poor guy looks like he is miserable. I gave him a hot dog for dinner, but he hasn't even touched it. Usually he gobbles them right up. Hopefully his condition improves. We do love our dog. This episode has cost nearly $1500 so far...
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