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Cranial cruciate ligament surgery
(first time poster here, so hello to everyone!)
I came home from work on Thursday to find my cat limping. We went to the vet on Saturday and she appears to have injured her cruciate ligament on her left rear leg. The doctor recommended surgery and it is scheduled for Friday. Has anyone else been in this situation? Ethel is a large (19 lb), overweight, almost 8 year old, spayed DSH female. The charge for the surgery is ~US$900. I called my former vet and they said they charge at least ~US$1500. Does this sound reasonable? I'm in the Chicagoland area, so prices are generally higher around here. I'm mostly concerned about her recovery period. Most of the information that I have found online is canine-specific with only a brief mention of the injury in cats. I'd like to hear anyone's first-hand experience with this surgery. I'm pretty sure she's going to be an angry cat for a while afterwards. I'm going to keep her confined to our guest bedroom (my husband will sleep in there with her at night to keep her company) after the surgery. This will be to keep her from injuring herself more since our townhouse is all stairs, as well as keeping her and my toddler seperated. She certainly doesn't need him causing her more stress right now. Any other suggestions on how to make the recovery as comfortable as possible for her? Thanks, Manda (and furbabies Ethel and Brodie) |
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