Hi there! thanks for joining us. We're sorry about your pup. What kind of dog is she?

If it's a partial tear, it can be healed. I had one myself and after some acupuncture and TLC I was all better. Although I was a lot older too, so I'm sure you'll have your challenges trying to keep that little puppy confined! Make sure you have lots of busy toys to occupy her time.

Is it common? I would say no more than in other dogs. But, there are lots of things you can do to prevent it.

Check out these videos about rehab and conditionig from CARE that talks about caring for a Tripawd and not overdoing physical activity. While they can do just about anything a quadpawd can do, being extra vigilant about their activity will go a long way in preventing injury.

Our Tripawds YouTube Channel hast two new videos by CARE that we haven't posted about here yet.

Stay tuned because we have more coming up. Some suggestions we are aware of to prevent injuries like this are:

• Keep the dog's weight down. Tripawds need to be thinner than most dogs. Extra weight makes it extra hard to get around.
• Jumping in or out of cars, off of furniture, etc. is asking for trouble, even for four legged dogs
• Avoid prolonged explosive activity (i.e., weekend warrior hour long play dates at the dog park).
• Strengthen, strengthen and strengthen. Doing exercises to strenghten a dog's core muscles will go a long way to help them avoid stress on their leg joints. Remember that walking is not strengthening.

Check out our Fitness Page for more tips.

Tell us more about your pup, we hope she feels better soon.