No offence, but never again will I take the advice of one single vet again. Before you consider anything, do get a proper X-ray, the dog hasn't been truly diagnosed yet and already surgery is the option.
You say your dog runs like the wind, but favours the back leg. Have you ever tried to stabilize the knee with bandaging and taping for a few days to see what happens? Try to keep the dog from running too much, let him swim his heart out.
I've got a screwed up knee, ACL and CCL issues, the knee tends to get "loose" for lack of a better term and I can feel it clicking. Need to bandage it for a few days but keep it moving. I just don't manage it properly, my own fault.
I'm thankful my pup is insured.
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