pcchenard
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No, orthopedic surgeons do not do an MRI on dogs prior to knee surgery. Yes, you can have an MRI done and pay 2-3 thousand dollars for it. So if you are willing to pay that much money to know for sure if it is a torn tendon or not, then I'm sure it can be arranged. I don't know any vets with an MRI machine except at UC Davis Vet school. Even at Davis they do not do MRIs prior to knee surgery. They have all kinds of technology. All depends on what you are willing to pay for.
That's too bad that they want to just go right to surgery, with all it's risks. If they started doing more MRI's first, as they should, the price would most likely come down to something more reasonable.