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Originally Posted by maxdog

Sasha just had an FHO performed 11 days ago. Had it done on a Wed and took her home on Friday. The biggest challenge is keeping her calm. She wants to run, jump and play and obviously those are exactly what she CANNOT do right now. We both work so we bought 2 large cages. 1 went to work with me and the other stayed home. I have taken her to work with me every day. She does not like the cage as we have never crated her. She has spent a lot of time cuddled up in my arms because of that. I will put her down in enclosed areas only (my office, family room blocked off, etc) so that she has no chance to get a running start and do damage to the healing. She needs to use the leg but only in small amounts. Her progress has been excellent. She gets the stitches out this Thursday and hopefully loses the cone then too.


Our vet has said water therapy would be great for her. She said we could take Sasha somewhere and pay a lot of money or do it ourselves. Since she is so small, she suggested filling the tub to a level slightly taller than Sasha, buying a life vest for her at the local pet store and letting her swim every day. If we had a German Shepherd we would not be able to do this but since Sasha barely tips the scales at 3 pounds this is an option. We have not reached the rehab point yet but hopefully we can do most of it at home. We will be going back to the vet for regular check ups and as long as she tells us Sasha is making progress, home rehab is where we will be.


I am sure Dinky will come through this like a trooper. It's amazing the strength and tolerance these little ones have. Good Luck !!!

The rehab that was suggested for LP surgery is different and is done on a treadmill in water not swimming so it's a completly different rehab thing. I'm not sure swimming is suggested as rehab for LP surgery.