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Dog TPLO surgery
- Thread starter RachelV
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lisamamot
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
@RachelV - many years ago our hound Zuni, who has since passed, tore hers. Prior to that we would have elected her 'least likely to ever tear' anything, but one day she went into the woods at my parents' in VT on 4 legs and came out on 3. Zuni did really well with the surgery and I so hope Lark is continuing to heal well and that you are able to keep her quiet.
Lark is doing well, thanks in large part to the wonders of sedatives. Pooping like a champ, mostly happily taking her drugs with peanut butter, and not licking her incision (we all have our strengths). Looking forward to getting the vet's eyes on her at her 2 week checkup on Tuesday.
One of things the vet told me is that whether or not your dog tears their CCL is largely determined by genetics.... if this is something your dog is genetically inclined towards, it's just as likely to happen getting out of the car weird as is it running around like an absolute lunatic (most likely case for Lark, imho
)That's the same reason that about half of dogs who tear one tear the other within 18 months or so.
When I jokingly asked the vet if I get half off if she tears the other one, NO ONE LAUGHED. Tough crowd at the fancy vet.
lisamamot
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
LOL, I feel your pain!!!That's the same reason that about half of dogs who tear one tear the other within 18 months or so.
I have been vying for frequent flyer miles for Bozeman. He takes 4 different anti-seizure meds twice a day and due to side effects he is RAVENOUS to the point of eating non-food items. Despite gates in all bedroom doorways, and other degrees of separation, he continues to capitalize on our mistakes. In the last couple of months alone he had intestinal blockage surgery at the hospital ($$$$) following an 'all you can eat buffet' on a certain daughter's laundry basket, and more recently an emergency visit to our regular vet ($$$) to induce vomiting after he ingested a brand new SOS pad that he grabbed out of the box that was left on the floor. Yesterday was a vet tech appt to take blood for seizure med levels, but the blood test alone is over $500. I will never make the mistake of not having doggie insurance again
santacruz skier
Angel Diva
Oh no!!!
merrydog
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I am a little late on seeing the updates but all looks really good. That is the perfect spot for rehab and sunshine lol. I hope it all continues on a smooth path.
Christy
Angel Diva
Wow. I had a dog with Cushing's (it causes insatiable hunger) once and he learned to break into our freezer--and he ate literally everything in it, include lobster shells I was saving for stock--but luckily he only ate actual food.LOL, I feel your pain!!!
I have been vying for frequent flyer miles for Bozeman. He takes 4 different anti-seizure meds twice a day and due to side effects he is RAVENOUS to the point of eating non-food items. Despite gates in all bedroom doorways, and other degrees of separation, he continues to capitalize on our mistakes. In the last couple of months alone he had intestinal blockage surgery at the hospital ($$$$) following an 'all you can eat buffet' on a certain daughter's laundry basket, and more recently an emergency visit to our regular vet ($$$) to induce vomiting after he ingested a brand new SOS pad that he grabbed out of the box that was left on the floor. Yesterday was a vet tech appt to take blood for seizure med levels, but the blood test alone is over $500. I will never make the mistake of not having doggie insurance again
lisamamot
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Crafty one you had!
Our departed hound Zuni had Cushings and that was a rough one. Hers was a result of having a tumor on her adrenal gland, but since it was wrapped around the vena cava it was inoperable. She had all the Cushings side effects, including the papery skin, oily fur and the hunger. The hunger is so hard to manage and she was to the point of eating non-food items as well after a life of never touching a thing in the house.
So, my beloved grand dog had the surgery over a year ago and she limps when she gets tired. As a restful, she isn't taken on long walks. Did Spencer progress to longer walks? More than 15-20 minutes?
Oh man, everyone I've talked to about this (including the vet) said to expect Lark to return to 100% by 4 months post-surgery or so. Our normal was a few miles of off leash hiking most days and honestly it would be kind of devastating not to get back to that -- she's only 5. She was in the best shape of her life before this (I trained for the Grand Teton climb with long hikes all summer) so hopefully that helps!
SnowHot
Angel Diva
Yay, I'm glad she got back to pooping regularly. I know how a good poop feels after surgery and all the effects of anesthesia.
You know how much I love that pup of yours. I am confident she'll get back to her peppy self.
You've done all the right things to help her heal, including creating the rehab area of your home.
Keep the updates coming.
ilovepugs
Angel Diva
By the end of his recovery our scheduled walk time was 45 minutes which we did daily. And before he sadly passed away he was doing multi-mile hikes on a farm. He had just finished one such hike before he was taken from this earth (which I take comfort in - it was an absolutely wonderful day for him).
That is a beautiful story and wow--to live to the fullest every day!!
Well, we're up to pretty good length walks... I'm probably taking her out for a little more time than I'm strictly supposed to be, but she loves it and is walking just fine and not favoring the bad leg at all. We're probably in the 30-45 minute range. One more week living in the pen, then one week at the kennel while I'm in Utah, then freeeeeeedom in the house!
Here she is giving me her best "I heard you tell me to look, and I'm going to do the absolute minimum required to count as listening, because I know you're kind of a pushover when it comes to training" face:
Here she is giving me her best "I heard you tell me to look, and I'm going to do the absolute minimum required to count as listening, because I know you're kind of a pushover when it comes to training" face:
