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Originally Posted by yorkiesrock  I am so glad to hear Ginger is doing so well and it has only been 12 days since her surgery. If I decide to go through with it I hope my Bachee has the same luck. My vet said the same thing, that since he doesn't have arthritis and is in no pain then it's best to do it now before the arthritis sets in. I have been doing tons of research and most of the websites say to have suregery on grade 3 to prevent arthritis and also to prevent a torn ligament which is also very painful. It is looking more and more likely that I will go through with it. I haven't been able to speak to the specialist yet because he is on vacation. He gets back this week. I was hoping to be able to try a treatment with vitamins first but after what I have read it seems like the best form of treatment for grade 3 LP is surgery. My vet did tell me the surgeon doesn't like to both knees at once. I wanted to get it over with in one shot. I will ask him abut this again. How old is your Ginger? Were the injections of Adequin for pain? Did you have to administer them to Ginger yourself? |
Hi, Adequan is an anti-inflammatory and it helps with pain too. It is given 2x/week for 8 doses. The first 3 doses was given by the Ortho surgeon which is a little far from our place so he suggested to take Ginger to her Primary Vet to give the succeeding doses. She will get her 5th dose tomorrow. I feel for you. That was exactly how i feel before Ginger had surgery.Now the surgery is over, the recovery process is another struggle. She has to be confined in small place (since we never placed her in a cage). No jumping, no strenous activities for a month which is very hard because I have 3 other dogs running around and sometimes Ginger wants to join them. I took a day off for almost 2 weeks to take care of her. I allowed her to take small walks in a confined area, isolate her to my other dogs and basically, she is on my lap most of the time. I can't do anything because of that. Anyways, keep us updated about your baby. PM me if you have other questions. Goodluck and I will be praying for your baby.