I am into the 4th week of Lucy's recovery, she's 2 and had both knees done at once. She came home with a fentanyl patch and Metacam and had 2 nights in the hospital. She was able to stand on her legs when I picked her up but I was only to take her out to toilet.
That's what I have been told to do for 4 weeks, I took two weeks off work and just sat with her all day and crated her at night. When the stitches were removed I felt comfortable going back to work for a few hours.
From the 4th week I will be able to take her on small walks.
She has been an amazing patient no stress and has taken everything in her stride.
I was lucky that Lucy and her sister were crate trained when I first bought them home so the crate is like their safe place. The only downside has been keeping Maddie out of the crate. She's taken a while to get used to sleeping on a seperate bed. I am glad I took the advice of the members here and had them done together. I really wouldn't want to do this all over again. |