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[quote=Anonymous]Our lab had a TPLO surgery a month ago at VOSM in Annapolis Junction (which is actually near BWI). Was around $4,000. We were impressed with the facility and the vet. They really seem like they know what they are doing. All they do is veterinary orthopedics, and many of the dogs they see are working and agility dogs. They get dogs from all around the country and outside the country as well.

I did some research before we decided on VOSM, and I didn't see much price difference among the respected vets in the area. The big cost differential I saw at VOSM was the physical therapy, but we didn't see a need for physical therapist for our companion dog. We are doing the stretching and exercises at home.

You'll find a lot of information on the internet questioning the value of ACL surgeries even in bigger dogs, but our dog wasn't showing any real signs of recovery in the couple months before the surgery. Our big concern was that delaying or failing to do the surgery would lead to arthritis.

Re: recovery, I didn't find it to be that big of a PITA. The main challenge is keeping your dog inactive, which our dog seemed to know to do intuitively.  A month out now, however, she's really starting to get cabin fever. She thinks she's healed and wants to get out to play. Thankfully, we are beginning to lengthen her walks.

In short, I can think of a lot of other things that I wanted to spend $4K on this year, but what can you do? I do recommend VOSM. [/quote]

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