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Originally Posted by furbaby4ever  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. |
They usually do very well after the surgery! Are they doing laporoscopy TPLO? It is a bit less invasive and is the repair all of my fosters and personal pups have had with torn CCLs.
I have done different things with their recovery. One great tool for me is using a stroller so they can go around the house easily. It beats having to keep a crate in every room....OR leaving a pup alone if you are moving around. When I am sitting somewhere, watching tv or sewing or whatever, i will put them on a leash so they can stay close by me. Most love the stroller....but if you have a jumper, you do need to close it.
I would keep an E-collar on her at first....but just when you are not able to watch her. Sometimes they do lick their incisions. Usually after the staples are out they stop that. There are SO many types of collars. You might want to look at them now just in case you don't like the one the surgeon uses.
Usually they are not on a bunch of meds. Usually they give Gabapentin for pain. I have not had any get sick from it. Never had any have tummy upsets after that surgery.
Hope some of this helps. Perhaps someone else will come along with some ideas of their own!
Hoping all goes well!