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furbaby4ever · 03-07-2023, 12:31 PM

Hi, my little 7 year old Yorkie is going in for CCL surgery next week and I'm worried sick. There was a long waiting list to get her in so it will be about 6 weeks post injury by the time she gets it done. We have tried to limit her exercise as much as we can so she has been on no walks or had any playtime. She looks so pitiful as she loves her walks and sees our other dog go out for a walk. She also loves to pull on toys and drops them in front of us in the hopes we will hold onto the other end but we can't do that either as we feel that is probably how she hurt her leg.
Apart from the actual surgery on my little 6.5 pound girl, I'm also worried about the after care. Can anyone give me some hints on how to get through this and what we can allow her to do. Is she likely to lick at her wound and if so how can we prevent that? Mika also has a very delicate tummy and I'm worrying all the drugs will cause her to suffer vomiting or diarrhea. Any information to help put me at ease would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. This is the first time I've posted so I hope I've done it correctly.

03-07-2023, 12:31 PM	#1
furbaby4ever Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 23	cranial cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery Hi, my little 7 year old Yorkie is going in for CCL surgery next week and I'm worried sick. There was a long waiting list to get her in so it will be about 6 weeks post injury by the time she gets it done. We have tried to limit her exercise as much as we can so she has been on no walks or had any playtime. She looks so pitiful as she loves her walks and sees our other dog go out for a walk. She also loves to pull on toys and drops them in front of us in the hopes we will hold onto the other end but we can't do that either as we feel that is probably how she hurt her leg. Apart from the actual surgery on my little 6.5 pound girl, I'm also worried about the after care. Can anyone give me some hints on how to get through this and what we can allow her to do. Is she likely to lick at her wound and if so how can we prevent that? Mika also has a very delicate tummy and I'm worrying all the drugs will cause her to suffer vomiting or diarrhea. Any information to help put me at ease would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. This is the first time I've posted so I hope I've done it correctly.