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Originally Posted by ladyjane  You said she is not walking the way you would expect. The pin could be bothering her. That is how I have found out in the past...the pup would start favoring the leg and/or limping. Xrays showed movement...and I had them removed.
I would say if she seems to be bothered by it, remove them. Not a huge deal!  |
Thanks! Bella had been improving rapidly, and now she is at a plateau--in fact, she was limping a *little* more than she had been, and that's why I took her back in to be seen right away. The surgeon said that her progress was good, and of course she walked perfectly well for the surgeon, the little malingerer! (Just kidding about her being a malingerer, but Bella always seems to behave better for other people than she does for us, LOL!) In other words, she is doing very well for 8 weeks post-surgery, and I'm afraid to mess up her progress by having the pin removed, but the surgeon said that it could be removed with no problem. I guess I'm a little paranoid, since this is my first experience with MPL surgery. I think I will give it one or two more weeks, max, make sure she doesn't get stressed by too much exertion, see how she's doing, and then go ahead and have the pin removed. Oh, the surgeon also said that her muscles were the same size on both sides now, so that is an excellent sign!