My dog re-injured his torn CCL. What helps his pain and swelling?

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We recently found our pilot tore his ccl and he’s has treatments and he’s been getting pain meds for it and everything. Just now though pilot got really excited seeing someone and slipped and really hurt his leg and has it lifted up while he walks. He doesn’t really wanna walk around on it much and we just have him his pain meds but what should we do? Will ice help give him some comfort? Or anything else.. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 2 years and 5 months old | 104 lbs

Rodrigo Roca, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello sorry to hear about Pilot. It sounds like his knee may have become swollen from being unstable and needs time to allow the swelling to decrease. Anti-inflammatory medications may also help decrease the swelling in his knee. Because of how unstable a knee is when the CCL is torn, they may also develop concurrent medial meniscus injury/tear. Ideally, Pilot should continue to be rested and prevent any running, jumping, or rough housing which can exacerbate swelling of an unstable knee. Once his swelling has decreased (2-3 days), Pilot may begin to use his leg again. You may expect this to happen if Pilot does not have his CCL addressed surgically. In generally, overexertion may cause him to become sore on his knee and he may express intermittent episodes of lameness. Please speak with your veterinarian about seeing a surgeon to address his torn CCL. Hope this helps and best of luck.

My dog re-injured his torn CCL. What helps his pain and swelling?

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