\u201cWe operated for two-and-a-half hours to successfully repair this with a Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis involved changing the angle at the top of the tibial plateau (shin bone) by cutting the bone, rotating it and stabilising it in a new position with a plate and screws.<\/p>\n
\u201cSurgery went well and, six weeks later, Billy\u2019s follow up X-rays showed good healing. He is now happily running on the beach again!\u201d<\/p>\n
Billy\u2019s owner Emma Dever, from Lancashire, is head of nursing services here at Kentdale and described her beloved pet\u2019s ordeal, saying: \u201cWe were on a walk in the fields when Billy suddenly started to cry and wouldn\u2019t put his right hind leg to the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was told it was a cruciate injury there were mixed emotions. I was pleased there was a good prognosis for this procedure, although worried about the operation and aftercare.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking at Kentdale, I knew he was in safe hands and would receive excellent care and Billy is doing so well now you wouldn\u2019t know he\u2019d had surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A tiny dog who suffered a ruptured cruciate knee ligament while out on a walk has made a remarkable recovery after specialist surgery here at Kentdale. Billy, an eight-year-old Jack Russell-Chihuahua cross weighing just 3.4kg, barely more than a single brick, was left crying out in pain after the accident and couldn\u2019t put his right… <\/p>\n