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This gorgeous boy is Marty and he has been in with us today to have some X-rays. Poor little Marty became lame on his left hind leg yesterday falling awkwardly and has been unable to put any weight on it since. After taking some X-rays it was clear to our vet Alan that Marty has an avulsion of his tibial crest growth plate; this means that it has detached from its normal placement, which most commonly occurs due to trauma. The tibial crest (labelled in the X-ray picture) is part of the knee joint and is the insertion point of the patella (knee cap) tendon. We will be sending Martys X-rays to a specialist for a second opinion and to help determine what is going to be the best treatment plan for Marty. Until then he will have to be kept on strict rest in order to avoid further damage. Good luck little Marty :)
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:30:00 +0000

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