Same thing happened my 90 lb mutt back a few months ago..Vet told me $5K or just let it go and he will limp most days and try to keep him from getting to excited and run/jump. Well, that kind of money was out of the question and hes getting along quite nicely. Limps some days and some day no , does not seem to bother him at all. Vet told me to give him Glucosamine and that would help. I'm on it to, so he gets a pill a day and so do I. Hope this helps. You know we try to do the best we can for our pets and faced with a high dollar repair bill sometimes we feel guilty for not spending the money. If you have yourself a butt ton of money and want to make yourself feel better, then spend it. I know I don't, hell I limp and cant afford to fix that . LOL My dog is doing just fine, he isn't a working dog so all he does is keeps the neighbors at bay by barking at them when they get to close, lays around the house and does dog things. My dog still has a good life even tho he limps sometimes.
