More on Tightrope

I continued researching about Tightrope CCL and calling veterinarians that use the technique.

I got in touch with Dr. Marks from Timberland Animal Clinic in Portland. They are licensed to do Tightrope, they are in Portland, but unfortunately don't have much experience with the technique yet. Dr. Marks was extremely helpful and shared with me what he knows about the technique and about the other surgical solutions for torn CCLs. He referred me to Dr. Scott Lozier from the NorthWest Veterinary Specialist clinic. I made an appointment to talk to Dr. Lozier.

I also got in touch with Dr. Mihai Aluas from the Aerowood Animal Hospital in Bellevue WA. Dr. Aluas was also extremely helpful and accessible. He could perform the Tightrope technique and he has also performed TPLO and TTA surgeries. I really like talking to him and got a ton of really useful information to make our decision.

I called another doctor in California, which was probably not a good option for us because of the distance, but he is one of the best surgeons doing Tightrope CCL in the west coast. I called Dr. Philip Watt from the San Francisco Veterinary Specialist clinic, unfortunately he was busy so I left a message for him. The good news is that Dr. Watt called me right away and spent a good half-hour on the phone with me talking about the technique and his experience with it. Dr. Watt is very comfortable with the technique now after doing over 100 of them. He did say that unfortunately there is no much evidence on how effective the technique is since it's too new.