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Originally Posted by canook  Hey,
Yea Cujo is eating and going to the washroom just fine. Only thing cheesing me off now is when i have him laying my lap he tries to get up and starts putting pressure on his rear legs so I basically have to keep him on his back. I'm sure a little pressure won't ruin the repair, correct? |
Correct. He can move a little. The surgeon told us that the motion you want to avoid is him pushing up on his knees. I don't mean normal walking around but like walking up stairs, jumping at you; climbing things. You don't want him hopping type of movements. Our surgeon (each one is different) said that we needed to confine him to a 3 x 3 area at the most. I wound up putting his harness on him and latching a neck lanyard around my wrist to him. This way I was able to control his movements by how much the lanyard was wrapped around my wrist. It is hard. Worst case, you may have to put him into a crate--for his own safety. I know it is hard but oh so worth it in the end. Good luck and be strong.
