We have done this surgery many times at Yorkies Inc with great success. Like Lady Jane said the only thing our vet had us do after surgery was slow leash walks to actually make the pup use the leg and not hold it up.
What I notice is that the longer the pup had been holding the leg up prior to surgery the longer it took for them to use the leg again...... one pup in particular (owner surrender) had a lot of muscle loss so it took him more time to use the leg and gain his muscle mass back. Everyone else seemed to use the leg pretty quick when walking, but I would see it slightly up when standing still for a longer time....
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