Last Callie surgery update This is the last update on Callie from her surgery on her right leg :) Today was her 8 week check up with the Orthopedic Surgeon. It went ok I guess. She walked perfect for them of course no limp and he did note her left leg being a grade 2/3. He said ideally she shouldn't jump, shouldn't run too much, shouldn't retrieve toys and stuff if we want to baby the the ACL in her left leg so it might not tear even though its expected to tear. Well We have decided to limit what we can of the jumping but we can't make her miserable and take away everything she is for goodness sake she is 4 years old running is what she does she doesn't know how to just walk anywhere just run. I cant take her life away to possibly save an ACL that is more then likely gonna tear any way. I hope that doesn't sound bad. I already figured there is eventually going to be another surgery on the other leg so I have started saving for that but my grandma agrees with me and plans to pay for it if it happens before its all saved up. The only thing they said to watch for in the right leg was that the pins may irritate the skin and then in that case they would just remove them. I feel like I am making the best decision for my lil monkey what do yall think? I don't want to take her life away and everything that makes her happy. |
I completely agree with you. You just want her to be happy and I'd be the same way. I'm glad she got a good report on the leg she just had surgery on, but I'm sorry she may be facing surgery on the other leg. |
I agree too. Glad to hear Callie received a good report on her leg, and I pray she doesn't need surgery, at least not anytime soon, on her other one. |
Glad that Callie is doing well in her recovery. It's never easy to guess about the future, but you know her best and it wouldn't be much fun for Callie (or you) if she had to always be restricted from everything. You are such a good mom, I'm sure Callie will continue to thrive in her recuperation. Did the surgeon suggest any type of supplements for helping the other knee? |
I'm glad the appt. went well. I completely agree with you. It comes to a point where the dogs wellbeing and happiness is more important. I wouldn't withhold her for being a normal dog, either. As you said before, she was already pretty depressed from being penned up for as long as she has been. I'd maybe be a little more conscious but wouldn't stop her from being a normal dog, either. Good luck with Callie! |
I have pups here with varying degrees of LP and I don't even think about torn ligaments. If it happens, it happens...I will deal with it then. What I can tell you is that I have had pups live their entire lives with LP and never tear a ligament. I don't stop my pups from doing anything except for jumping if I can. I have steps to my bed and they all know how to use them...sometimes they don't. I just cannot stop everything. Keeping their weight within a normal range is good too. I am so happy that Callie's appointment went well today! :) |
Thank you everyone. I love YorkieTalk for this reason yall made me feel better. Sometimes it's so hard to make decisions about another living thing I love so much but we really never know how long we have them. |
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So glad Callie's Dr visit went well, we will just hope for the best in her future |
Callie was very happy to be back in mommys room at night :) she slept so much better was snoring and dreaming up a storm. This morning it was kinda funny (she had been going poo and pee when I would take he rout in the morning) I told Callie she needed to go potty when she got up and she went out the doggy door and I went to the door and watched her well she went peepee and started heading back to the door, got close and looked at me and I said go poopoo and back she went to he poo spot and pooed lol. Now she is happily on her cloud 9 bed napping. |
glad to hear she is feeling better,and getting around well. Recovery is always hard because they don't understand why things have changed and you want them to getter without breaking their spirt. I pray the future goes well and that you and your grandma get to do something fun with the money instead of spending it on surgery. |
I am happy Callie is doing so very well after her surgery. I, too agree if there happens to be something come up in the future to handle it then. She's a sweetheart!:) |
So glad Callie got a good report from her vet! Just want to say... I am one who tries to limit some of the things my dogs do. They are not allowed to jump up or down off the furniture or my bed. They have been taught to wait for me to come pick them up, and to bark for me to come and put them down. If anything, I will be needing back surgery, lol, but I really don't think they are missing out by being restricted, I think they like it bc it's another opportunity for them to get a quick hug and cuddle. And they really like it when they bark and I come to get them down, like their personal servant, lol. Instead of alot of running games, we take walks, we work on trick training, and they play with those toys that require some thought, like the 'Hide a Squirrel' and all the variations of it. We do some indoor and outdoor agility, but I keep the jumps low. In summer we kayak and swim, and ride in the motorboat. They also enjoy rides in the van and sightseeing, and the occassional trip to Petsmart. I've seen a few threads where it was mentioned about dogs not being allowed to be dogs, but I think Yorkies are happiest being with their people, no matter what they do or do not do. |
^ There's nothing WRONG with that. :) I think it just depends on the dog. I don't see a reason to stop these things if they are healthy dogs with no issues, but that's just my personal view. I really don't believe I could EVER keep Jackson down or stop him from running and I wouldn't want to, his quality of life would go downhill for him. Just a fact. It's simply second nature to him to jump up on high things, furniture, etc, etc. He runs like a mad man whenever he gets the chance, whether at the dog park or in my dads fenced in back yard, where he hits speeds of up to 20MPH (yes I clocked him, LOL). I LOVE it- his legs are soooo strong, I can FEEL his muscles when petting him. Vet checks have always been good too, he's got very healthy knees. I encourage back leg strength by doing hind end awareness exercises (such as backing up stairs backwards, crawling, sitting pretty, run up hill with me, etc). Why wouldn't I want him to learn to do these things for himself? I love the fact that he's willing to try new things - jump up on a park bench, hop on a fallen down tree stump, jump on my back. It gives him confidence and independence and I've always encouraged it since he was a pup. Keeps his butt in shape!! ;) Different strokes, different folks, no ways are wrong. It's just how I prefer to let my dog live the best as he can. My dads dogs are both overweight (one only slightly, the other VERY overweight) and can't do anything for themselves like jumping on the bed, getting on the couch... on the rare occasion that they actually run a lot, their legs are weak and they walk very slow for the rest of the day, and both have checked out okay at the vets per x-rays, etc, it's just that since they don't do it much, their legs have not built up that muscle. I personally find it super annoying (the whining, barking to get up on the bed, when only 5 mins later they get back down). They both were capable of getting on furniture until my dad and stepmom allowed them to get lazy. Not to say if he needed surgery and needed to be penned for 8 weeks, we'd get through it, and I'd force him to get better, but I'm never going to let his quality of life get to the point where he can no longer be as active as physically possible and enjoying what he loves to do. Besides, he would much rather be going on a long hike with me, or a run through the woods, than being in my arms, but that's just Jackson and it's how I raised him. |
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