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Originally Posted by Deviruchi  hello gemy. the vet told me that nami can start to swim and such to strengthen her leg and that its low impact. where can i find underwater treadmill? i see some online, but ones i see are several thousands of dollars o.o;;
but ofc, we don't do any high performance sport with her. all we do, if anything, is to walk her out  i got her checked out again during her 2 week check up and the vet said she was healing pretty well. apparently its expected that she's still holding her leg up, from surgery discomfort :/
but thank you for the advice! |
That is good news on the healing front. Look to see if there are canine physio centers relatvely close to you. The actual unit is very very very pricey I had quotes of $50K *gasp*
You can walk her in the bath tub have a non slip mat put down - fill tub to knee level. you can kneel or sit on the floor and have her on a short leash Have the water above skin temperature as well. If she loves her toys she can retreive her toy in the water. If you live in warm climes you can walk her in the lake/ocean water on lead,
Other exercises you can do - create a slanted non slip surface a low stool and a board covered with a yoga mat works fine. Have her walk partway up and stop Now using soft two fingers gently push her weight more onto her affected leg - you push at the hip joint straight across. Repeat this exercise several times. Then have her climb all the way up turn and walk back down and stop part of the way down.
Then you can graduate to have her stand still while you lift one front leg a little off the ground. Change sides and repeat Try to work up to one minute of holdings. In the beginning while she is learning this trick treat her for standing still and holding this position.
Next graduation of the above exercise: stand to her side and lift up together one front right leg and one rear left leg. Work up to holdings of 30 seconds
Balance exercises if you have a wobble board you can usually use this for your small dog Otherwise you can improvise one Outside you can use a teeter totter. Using a couple of bricks or foam blocks as the base place on top a board Now you are either kneeling or sitting one hand in the beginning holds her in place - centered on the board. your other hand will gently and slowly make the board go slightly up then down.
Make these actions exercises fun for you and your gal. If you like music play it.
Walking backwards is an excellent strengthening for the rear legs.
So these are a few of the things you can do with your gal.