Posts by Keith Lonnquist
Dealing with a Torn CCL in a K9 Search Dog- Part III: Bailey’s Surgeries
In Part III of a series that discusses a SAR K9 team’s months-long process of dealing with my 5-year-old, high-energy Labrador Retriever, Bailey, that suffered a Cranial Cruciate Ligament (similar to the ACL in humans) rupture, I cover weeks nine through her date for the hip dysplasia surgery. Part I & Part II addressed the…
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Dealing with a Torn CCL in a K9 Search Dog- Part II: Recovery and Rehabilitation
In Part II of a series that discusses a SAR K9 team’s months-long process of dealing with my 5-year-old, high-energy Labrador Retriever, Bailey, that suffered a Cranial Cruciate Ligament (similar to the ACL in humans) rupture, I cover the surgery and the eight weeks of recovery and rehabilitation. In Part I, I left off with…
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Dealing With a Torn (Ruptured) Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL) in a K9 Search Dog
Last November, I observed a limp on the rear left side of my five-year-old Labrador Retriever, Bailey. Being a young and energetic dog, I assumed that she had played too hard, and the limp would resolve itself in a few days. Unfortunately, I was mistaken and began a journey of diagnoses, surgeries, healing, and rehabilitation.…
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