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Dog ACL surgery: 3News' Lydia Esparra shares her dog's journey

In this story, 3News' Lydia Esparra shares her family's personal journey as her dog gets ACL surgery in this edition of Ready Pet GO! It's a busy day at West Park Animal Hospital in Cleveland with dogs and cats constantly coming in and out. On this particular day, my dog, Lady, is scheduled for knee surgery. Dr. Kane Hendersen is the veterinarian who will perform the operation at West Park. He says Lady tore her ACL, but in actuality she will have surgery to repair her cranial cruciate ligament, which requires an implant. "That essentially is a spacer which when we make this cut we will be able to advance this piece of the bone forward," Dr. Hendersen explains. "And this implant is basically maintaining this space." Just a brief explainer: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a thin connective tissue in the middle of our human knees. In dogs, this connective tissue is called crainial cruciate ligament. Full story: https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/pet... -- At 3News, we’re not here to tell you the news, we’re here to share the stories that you say matter most to you. Share your ideas, thoughts, concerns and engage in conversations about the communities in which we all call home. Follow 3News on Social: Facebook:   / wkyc.channel3   Twitter:   / wkyc   Instagram:   / wkyc3   Visit our site: https://www.wkyc.com/ And be sure to download our app here: https://wkyc.com/app