The surgery is tough. Callie never had to have her legs wrapped. The first surgery it was 8 weeks of crate rest then the second surgery it was 11 weeks of crate rest and the bone is taking a very long time to heal so they still can not remove the pins that are causing Callie to be uncomfortable. I would make sure that the surgery is truly needed before jumping into it. It is not easy.

poor little guy I hope he is better soon, hopefully he doesnt need surgery, I would wait more than 3 days personally but thats just me

I'm going to give it the 3 days then take him back in. Talk to the vet and see what they suggest. So far he's no better, he's holding the leg up all the time and fallen over just walking a few steps. We've put rugs all over the wooden floors to make it easier for him, for when he has to be put down. Mostly we are keeping him to his bed which he has on my desk or on my lap.
We'll see how it goes, but even if he improves we'll have him checked out on the 3 day. I'd rather take him in several times over the next weeks, than chance his health. If he gets worse we'll take him in sooner.

Pippi was due to be spayed this week, but we are going to hold off, she's acting very jealous of me carrying him so much, but he has to be carried up stairs and more around the house. We worry it'll be difficult to cope if they both need extra care at the same time. So Kev watched Caleb, while I took her for a short walk and gave her one on one time. Kev said Caleb sat up and watched the door the whole time I was gone and was a little stressed.

That does sound rough, do hope Callie makes a full recovery soon. That's also longer than we'd realized for recovery.

I need to know more about the op. Will talk more to the vet. She talked of scraping a deeper 'groove',(those were not her exact words, can't remember exactly what she said) for the bone to sit in. Nothing was said of pins, but we didn't ask many questions. Will think of more for when we go.

Anyone willing/wanting to give any tips, on what we should be asking, please add the advice.

I'm sorry this has happened to poor Caleb. I can't offer any advice as I don't have any experience with LP but would like to send good wishes for a speedy recovery.

So sorry to hear about Caleb's accident. Buster has LP in both his back legs. He left was operated on three years ago after he started lifting it when he was out for walks. The Vet said to wait until the other leg started giving him problems and as of now (knock on wood) he has not shown any issues/pain. He did well with the surgery and was putting his leg down by the second day although we did assist him. It is very important that after surgery they have 8 weeks of crate rest and restricted movement as not to undo the repair. That was the hardest as Buster felt he was back to normal long before the 8 weeks restriction. I put him in a pen when I was not actively monitoring him so he would not run or jump and re injure themselves. The Orthopedic specialist said to restrict jumping up bad for rear legs and jumping down bad for front legs and to restrict fast running or chasing around corners on wood or solid floors as the cornering puts pressure on the knees. Even with the surgery Buster will still sometimes favor his leg and he will chew at the repair site. I would not rush off to do the surgery unless the second opinion confirms that the surgery is necessary. Best wishes for Caleb.

Thank you, good wishes are appreciated.

The 8 weeks or so, will be so hard. He wants to be with Pippi and they love chasing and play fighting, so keeping them separated will be hard for both. Caleb will find it hard to be confined. (but we will do it)

He's still limping, we are having to slow him down, now that the pain killers have kicked in. And we are having to stop Pippi from diving on him, they love to hunt each other and then run towards who ever is doing the hunting(they take turns), jumping over them or nudging them over. ...a real no no right now.
We should be back at the vets the day after tomorrow. Will post after.

Update:
Caleb has improved, though still sore and he does limp now and again. Before we could stop him, he tried jumping on a low foot stool, he didn't make it and fell on his side. (He was more shook up than hurt)
It seems to have taught him not to jump at all, which is good. He now comes and asks to be picked up to get on our laps, to our bed, off our bed and up and down the stairs.
We are still having to slow him down.
We did go back to the vets, when they manipulated his leg it did not come out at all. Yet she (vet) said we could still do the operation, as he'd need it eventually. I've decided as the knee isn't coming out of place, and only did after an injury, (His legs were checked and fine in all his check ups, before the injury. No signs of LP.)
to hold off on the surgery.

I think it'll be slow, but he's improving each day.

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I wouldn't rush into any surgery. Give him time to heal up. A vet long ago told me Spud needed surgery on his back legs. I waited and been giving him the glucosamine, chondroitin med called Dasuquin and so far he is fine. I do not allow him to jump off anything. I use the little stairs he climbs up and down to get on the couch. I will pray that Caleb will heal up and not need surgery. Little dogs get hurt so easy from jumping off stuff. Try to get things that he jumps off of away from him to prevent further vet visits.

Glad he is better. . You can keep him resting a little more. And see if he is better. . . Then you can always hold off and wait for the surgery. . .

Thank you for the prayers. We have low padded stools they jump onto from the chairs. We are going to add another lower cushioned pad to jump onto from the low stool...so it's like steps.
Hubby's going to make steps for the bed. (something I've been nagging him about)
Caleb does wait now, thankfully. He's so miffed when dad carries him up and down stairs and not me. Loves when it's me.

That's what I think too. He is getting frustrated with the resting. We have several games we play and he keeps whining for them, poor thing.

I am glad Caleb is feeling better and that you are resting and waiting. We are still waiting on Buster's other leg and it has been three years. It is so hard when they want to play and you know it's best for them to rest.

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I bought a small set of steps from Petsmart. They have a cover on them so if one of the boys has an accident and marks the steps I can wash it. Yorkies are so smart. Your dog will learn fast and clilmb those steps and be safe! I am so thankful he is doing better. If there is anyway to avoid surgery I would do that.