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03-16-2015, 11:50 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Michigan
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| Luxating Patella-surgery on Monday Dinky is 5 years old, and we've been "keeping an eye" on the patella as long as we have had him. He did pretty well. He can walk over a mile. Well, he could. Two weeks ago, he yelped when he lunged on his leash. We kept him off it for a day, then each day he seemed to do better and better. Then yesterday, I told DH that I noticed Dinky was going backward in use of his leg. So we brought him in today and got the verdict-the ligament is torn. We can get him in on Monday. He will have to stay there for at least two nights. We are getting his hair cut this week, but we will tell the groomer to leave that entire leg and hip alone. (Vet said okay to do this since he is a stoic and still little guy for her and for groomer). The vet likes to keep the dogs for "rehab" for 2 weeks. We can visit and even try to take him home at night, and if he comes back without backsliding, we will do that. She also said if we want, we can take him home and do the rehab ourselves. the rehab seems mostly to be to keep him crated and then short times out. At this point, I think we know he has to be there for two or three nights. After that, we will just judge how he is doing. Any advice on ideas for pre op and post op? Thanks |
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03-16-2015, 11:52 AM | #2 |
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| The reason for grooming is not appearance. We figure it might be easier to keep him clean during his convalescence. Also the weather in NC is getting warmer by the day here, and he was due for a hair cut next week. (At this point, we have not heard back from groomer about bringing him in this week. |
03-16-2015, 01:13 PM | #3 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Do not have a regular vet do this surgery! It needs to be done by an orthopedic surgeon or more then likely you will have to go back and get it fixed by one. I have done this surgery twice with my dog now although I stay at home all the time it was only necessary for the dog to stay one night. Also there is no need for them to stay for two weeks for rehab in my opinion. We did most of ours at home but went once a week to do the water treadmill.
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03-16-2015, 01:25 PM | #4 |
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| Sasha just had an FHO performed 11 days ago. Had it done on a Wed and took her home on Friday. The biggest challenge is keeping her calm. She wants to run, jump and play and obviously those are exactly what she CANNOT do right now. We both work so we bought 2 large cages. 1 went to work with me and the other stayed home. I have taken her to work with me every day. She does not like the cage as we have never crated her. She has spent a lot of time cuddled up in my arms because of that. I will put her down in enclosed areas only (my office, family room blocked off, etc) so that she has no chance to get a running start and do damage to the healing. She needs to use the leg but only in small amounts. Her progress has been excellent. She gets the stitches out this Thursday and hopefully loses the cone then too. Our vet has said water therapy would be great for her. She said we could take Sasha somewhere and pay a lot of money or do it ourselves. Since she is so small, she suggested filling the tub to a level slightly taller than Sasha, buying a life vest for her at the local pet store and letting her swim every day. If we had a German Shepherd we would not be able to do this but since Sasha barely tips the scales at 3 pounds this is an option. We have not reached the rehab point yet but hopefully we can do most of it at home. We will be going back to the vet for regular check ups and as long as she tells us Sasha is making progress, home rehab is where we will be. I am sure Dinky will come through this like a trooper. It's amazing the strength and tolerance these little ones have. Good Luck !!!
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03-16-2015, 01:36 PM | #5 | |
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03-16-2015, 01:47 PM | #6 |
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| As stated above: I would never have a regular vet do surgery on a torn CCL. I have had a couple of my pups who had this surgery and multiple fosters in the past. I only use board certified surgeons. That's just me. I have never had to do any type of rehab at all. I definitely would not be putting my pup in a swimming pool, but that's just me. I have taken pups to PT for other things and it is an exact science. There are specific exercises that are done based upon condition. Good luck with your pup's surgery.
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03-16-2015, 06:23 PM | #7 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Michigan
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| Thanks, so much great advice and info here. Tomorrow, I will be calling a vet who does only surgery. We know someone who works for a dog rescue and got the name from him. The vet is over an hour away, but we have no choices closer. I do have to explain about our dear vet: She says when she keeps the dogs for rehab the long term prognosis is almost always better. We retired a couple of years ago and ended up in a rural area of NC. Beautiful area, nice people, but there are a lot of people who are irresponsible pet owners around here. I would not be surprised if many of the pet owners she deals with don't follow the instructions. So I think she 's trying to help the dogs. She was the third vet we tried after we moved here. Still, we are very likely to be going to the surgeon who is so far. I don't have to tell anyone on this forum how deeply we love our little guy. Adding to the stress of all of this is that we are in the process of moving from here! We have our place back in MI already and have been counting the weeks until we could return. Now we will wait until Dinky has the surgery and a few weeks recovery time. thanks for listening to all of this! |
03-16-2015, 07:22 PM | #8 |
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| I have no doubt you will do what's best for Dinky. What part of Michigan?
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03-16-2015, 07:50 PM | #9 |
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| maxdog, we are near Grand Rapids in Michigan. We are originally from the other side of the state. DH's folks and sis are in GR. DD is a short train ride away in Chicago. Bliss. |
03-16-2015, 07:55 PM | #10 |
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| Downriver area (just south of Detroit) here.
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03-17-2015, 04:12 PM | #11 |
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| We lived in Lake Orion for about 15 years. |
03-17-2015, 04:14 PM | #12 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Michigan
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| We have appointment with board certified surgeon in Asheville Thursday morning! |
03-19-2015, 11:47 AM | #13 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Michigan
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| Dinky is scheduled for surgery with the board certified vet who just does surgery. I am so thankful for the advice here. Not only is this vet doing two parts of the surgery with improved techniques than the regular vet, but they have staff there 24 hours. We even met the nurse who will tend to him at night. Also, he explained everything in detail with models and charts, and he did a great job of explaining the post op care. I feel so hopeful now, and before I was feeling dread. Also, if anyone hesitates to go to a surgeon bc of cost, you should know that the cost at the surgeon is 25% less than the regular vet and he has no charge for post op visits. The surgery will be on Monday still. I'm so glad I checked in here and got the advice to go to a surgeon! |
03-19-2015, 12:06 PM | #14 |
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| I am so glad you went to see a board certified surgeon. My Jezebel had luxating patellas and tore the CCL in one knee. Her surgery and post-op care and rehab was so different from what you described in your first post. Firstly, there were two separate procedures, one to fix the LP and another (TPLO) to fix the torn ligament. Second, there was no rehab during the first two weeks. She was only allowed to walk (on-leash) for potty breaks, otherwise she was confined. After she got her stitches removed @ 2 weeks post-op, THEN she was allowed to do rehab. It was simply 2-3 sessions of on-leash walks per day. The first week of rehab each session was 5 minutes, the second week was 10 minute sessions, the third week was 15 minute sessions, etc increasing by 5 minutes each week until she reached 25-30 minutes per session. That is all the rehab she required, and she is doing great now. Also great to know they have staff there 24 hours. It made me feel good that she would be in their hands overnight so that when it came to pain management they would have it all figured out by the time I picked her up. Praying for a very successful surgery and quick healing.
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03-19-2015, 12:11 PM | #15 | |
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