Hi,
Mine is just finishing up her crate restriction. I have to tell you she was in a small crate most of the time. I was told as little to no movement as possible.
No pen. She was in a crate at night that was big enough for a bed pee pad. I hung a water bottle on the side. When she was trying to be active I put her in a smaller crate so she could only get up turn around and sit down.
When we were home we let her sit on our lap on the floor. If she got feisty, in the crate she went. I would suggest some tranquilzers to take the edge off.
Cruel? it will feel that way, trust me. Just make sure she gets plenty of lap time. Its the best thing for her. My dog did a pen with a cast and it didnt work at all. The vet never told me to totally restrict her (not that the cast would have worked anyway in my case but it was worse after 5 weeks)
My surgeon said no walking around..zero..except if shes outdoor potty trained (she isnt) and even then just small circles. She stood alot and turned around. I had to pad her crate bottom because yorkies like to jump/stand. I also had to lower the top roof (my husband designed a makeshift roof. It was really hard but today she has graduated out of the crate with 1 block walks a couple times a day and can now be in a small room (I have a 4 ft by 10 foot screened area she walks around in, but that just started yesterday) Her leg is totally functional and the surgeon was amazed even her ulna healed which he did not expect, but wont be able to run/play for another 3 months...ugh Im almost there..I remember thinking OMG I cant do this but it passes faster than you think... |