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In 1999,  Riley(10yo male neutered Pembroke Corgi) tore his right ant. cruciate ligament.  He healed nicely from it and we tried to be careful so that it wouldn't happen again....but it did this year.  We had it repaired and he did quite well on it but this vet wanted to xray both legs and was concerned about the amount of arthritis there was in right let.  His concern was that that leg would be taking most of the stress since the left had been operated on.  So he wanted to xray that leg a couple of weeks after the surgery to see how it was doing.  He noted it wasn't any worse.  They had given him a shot so that they could xray it and another to wake him up.  The problem is,  it has been 3 weeks now and he continues to have severe problems with the right hind leg.  It is difficult for him to go up the two steps to come inside.  When he lands after going down a step he frequently falls to the side.  The vet does not seem concerned by this saying he thinks it looks better when I bring him in but he DOESN'T look any better.  You can hear that foot make a slapping sound when he walks because he is unable to clear it from the floor. He frequently bunny hops. He did give him cortisone injections a few times but I saw no change.  Have you ever heard of nerve damage caused by an injection and if so,  does it ever get back to normal?  This has affected Riley's standard of life significantly.   No way can he run up 16 steps to get to his favorite sleeping room or run around the back yard chasing squirrels.  This has gotten us quite upset so I hope you will be able to give me some insight

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