Well after LOTS of thought and phone calls and effort.. Eli's getting TPLO. I can't justify doing nothing and having scar tissue build up in his knee and cause arthritis. He's only 3 years old, so he has LOTS of jumping and playing so I want to do whats best. And with the 'slope' of his tibia joint, he will be more prone to problems later on if we don't do whats needed now.
We really feel that the second vet we took him to knows what he's doing. J actually called and canceled the surgery earlier today. And the Vet called her back and wanted to know what changed our minds. She then called me and we discussed some more.. and decided we should do it. So she took Eli up there and he spent another 45 minutes with J, going through web sites explaining what happened and disproving statements. He understood why we got so scared by all of the 'horror stories'. He said he's done ~25 TPLO/TTA surgeries in the past 1.5 months.. and none with complications thus far. That's rather encouraging. J got to learn more about him... he and his wife just bought the building and work there together, she's a feline Vet... so its their 'baby' so to speak, so I feel that he's honest and really knows what he's doing. Might actually switch to him if and when all this goes well.
J dropped him off tonight at 6 and we'll be able to get him Friday. A LONG time without my 'Wooties' but its for the best.
So, Pawsitive thoughts for Eli, please!! =) I know PT does wonders!
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