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Originally Posted by Bruce's_Mom  Bruce went to agape vetrinary specialty center in Lynwood. They actually took care of all the aspects of his care but kept his regular vet informed. So it seems way more convenient how you are doing it. If for some reason you are unhappy with your surgeon I highly highly reccomend Dr. Steven Stoll, he is a really well known orthopedic surgeon in our area and nationally and he really went out of his way to give Bruce personalized care. From the pre op appointments on. He called me himself after surgery and the day after when he was still at the hospital. He knew I was scared to leave Bruce and he actually had the whole staff say a prayer for him, AND HE IS THE ONLY VET BRUCE IS NOT AFRAID OF.
He had both legs done at once, and boy was it hard for the first couple of weeks. Basically he had to be crated nonstop and because he had both done potty time was difficult. You could tell though that each day he got a little better.
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The surgery although it spares them pain later hurts fairly badly at first (Gracie will hopefully be sent home with a little pain medicine patch on her butt so you do not have to try to force feed it) so she may not be likely to want to eat her regular food. Bruce refused his for 2 days so I cooked boiled hamburger and rice and he ate that great.
Go for the after therapy. Bruce did water therapy where he walked on a treadmill underwater (to relieve preassure) and it really helped speed his recovery.
Try to do activities where she can just sit next to you instead of being crated all the time, like sit on the floor on a pillow and watch TV or something, trust me she will thank you. |
good info!
I too would ask to have them both done at the same time. even tho one leg is only a grade two, if you don't have it done at the same time it will only get worse quicker because it will have to compensate for the grade 3 leg while its healing. best to have it done and over with all at the same time.
I also recommend having it done at a 24 hour clinic so she can be on IV pain meds all night long and under constant supervision. I don't know if your regular vet offers this? the patch on the butt is called a fentanyl patch and its excellent for pain management. They usually get rimadyl to go home with as well. During and after surgery orthopedic patients are usually put on a high pain med drip to help them rest and sleep.
good luck with her surgery