Hi! I'm sorry that Blake is going through this.
Gilmore had surgery for this the Friday after Thanksgiving. He was a happy healthy 11 month old puppy running and playing before that and never had a problem. He was running and then next thing we know is he was screaming in pain and holding his leg up. He recovered but when it happened again the next day we went to the vet. She put him on anti inflammatory medicine and 10 days of crate rest. On Thanksgiving it happened again 4 times and he was crying and crying. We took him to the hospital and he had surgery the next day. We had no choice as he was in constant pain.
The recovery is intense. He is on 12 weeks of crate rest. We have survived the first two and a half and it has been tough. He is doing great and was able pretty much right away to use the leg. We were amazed.
Please don't hesitate to ask any more questions. I live in Long Island. We are neighbors. |