A dog’s cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) is similar to a human’s anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which stabilizes the knee joint. CCL degeneration and subsequent tears are common in dogs of ...
A torn ACL is a fairly common injury to a dog’s knee joint, called a stifle joint. Cats can also sustain ACL injuries, though they’re most common in active dogs. A cruciate ligament injury can ...