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Saturday we were sitting on our front porch with Lucky and Lucie enjoying the late afternoon. Lucie went down the steps as normal as always. When she got to the sidewalk she started crying and holdi...
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I was not one to jump into the surgery as well. My pup has not been the same since April where we did the rest and restrict for 3 weeks and she seemed better. But even playing outside it was 3-4 runs the fetch and she was done. This was nothing normal for her to be that inactive with fetch when before April we could be in the yard for an hour before she would go in an lay down.
Her energy started to ramp up 3 weeks ago, and 2 weeks ago is when she started wincing in clear pain and holding her weight off the leg. By the time I got her to the specialist I chose (one of 3 referral orthopedics my vet worked with) she was putting weight on it again but it was clear there was no running as the knee was not stable even walking or turning.
I picked her up this morning after the surgery yesterday and this practice standard procedure to keep them overnight for monitoring. She is laying on the main level, pretty much tired as all heck and I am just trying to keep her comfortable. She will be in her crate when I am not here to keep an eye on her, but we are looking at 8-12 week recovery, it stinks but I already been given the OK for her to go with me camping as long as the same rules that applied at home apply in the RV.
Her energy started to ramp up 3 weeks ago, and 2 weeks ago is when she started wincing in clear pain and holding her weight off the leg. By the time I got her to the specialist I chose (one of 3 referral orthopedics my vet worked with) she was putting weight on it again but it was clear there was no running as the knee was not stable even walking or turning.
I picked her up this morning after the surgery yesterday and this practice standard procedure to keep them overnight for monitoring. She is laying on the main level, pretty much tired as all heck and I am just trying to keep her comfortable. She will be in her crate when I am not here to keep an eye on her, but we are looking at 8-12 week recovery, it stinks but I already been given the OK for her to go with me camping as long as the same rules that applied at home apply in the RV.
