Vesta and Maggie got into a fight (over a potato chip), and Maggie bent Vesta back at a very bad angle. Vesta screamed, came up seriously and severely lame. She was 9 years old at the time. The vet's exam determined that it was a partially torn cruciate. I kept her on severely restricted activity for 4 weeks, and she was as right as rain for her remaining 2 years, never another problem or limp - and she ran and jumped like a puppy throughout those 2 years.
Was it actually a cruciate tear? I don't know. Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA
