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I figured there were a few out there that had gone thru it too and I really appreciate all the replies. Lucie is a 3.5 yr old 18 lb shih tze / maltese mix. She was very active playing with her big brother until this. The meds seem to be helping a great deal. Since I am retired I am home with her everyday and do not let her climb, jump and limit her outside walks to a degree. She has figured it out that whenever we go upstairs or outside she waits until I pick her up. I think it is getting better but as Dr. Doug and others suggested I may wait a little longer than a couple of weeks but not too much longer. Since she is so young and has so many years left we want her quality of life to be as good as possible. Our vet suggested the "fishing line repair" as opposed to other means of repair as being the most successful at her age. We are going to postpone any travels though as most of our travels include beach, water and sand until later on in the fall.