Ranger's Surgery and Ryder Update

[kalina82]

Glad to see Ranger went through his surgery well and is doing great at home. His incision looks excellent and the x-rays look great too. nice tight little knees now!

good luck with his recovery! you guys are doing excellent

[marcerella02]

Amanda thank you so much for the update!!!! Been thinking of you both all day today!!!

[chachi]

I am glad to hear Rangers surgery went well

[amandawash]

Originally Posted by stedmansmommy

Hey girl, did you mean that he was limping on his LEFT leg since you scheduled the surgery? And then he started limping on his right at the surgeon's office? Poor little thing Tatum always limped on her left leg. Well, actually, she would limp on both, but her limp on the left leg was always way worse. That leg is the one that she would actually hold completely up off the ground when running.

I kept reminding myself over and over again to get Tatum's x-rays and then once I went there to pick her up and I saw her, I totally forgot just because I was so focused on her I guess. I will try to remember when we go back on Monday to get them. Her x-rays looked SO terrible Her little patella's (especially on that left knee) were TOTALLY out of socket and out of place. It broke my heart. But then of course the after surgery x-rays looked great I just HOPE that those pins are still in place and aren't broken...I will just DIE if they are. Being that she is using both legs now though and without a limp, hopefully everything is as it should be

I too hope that little Ranger doesn't stop eating...I'm sure that he will do just fine! I'm 99% sure that Tatum would never refuse boiled chicken, lol (she hasn't yet)...but she just absolutely will not TOUCH her kibble. In fact, ya know what, I just may have hubby go and pick her up a bag of NV Raw on his way home from work today. She loves raw and I did used to have her on it, but took her off of it completely when I started her on NB. If she would eat the raw though, which she PROBABLY will (I just can't see her refusing that but I guess you never know with the Tator Bug...lol) then that will make me feel alot better. At least it's a great food and has everything in it that she needs.

Sorry that wasn't very clear. Ranger hardly EVER limped. After 30-40 minutes of play or a fast walk, he would hold up the left leg for maybe two steps, so quick if you blinked you would miss it. DH never even saw it because by the time I said "look!" he was back to running on it. However, after I scheduled the surgery I never once saw him pack his left leg. But over the weekend I saw him pick up his right leg here and there, but again, only for one or two steps. I *knew* he needed both done, even though you couldn't really manually move the right patella. When I put him on the floor at the surgeon's office he stood with it kind of up, and took two steps that looked normal to me, but the dr. saw the lameness.

Remember Tate's xrays the next time you go there, I want to see what the different grades look like on rads.

And yes, I hope to that Ranger keeps eating!! Let me know how she does on the raw, I hope she eats it!!

[amandawash]

Originally Posted by kalina82

Glad to see Ranger went through his surgery well and is doing great at home. His incision looks excellent and the x-rays look great too. nice tight little knees now!

good luck with his recovery! you guys are doing excellent

Thank you!!! He really doesn't want to walk on the grass at all, but when I put him on the carpet he walked several steps before I got nervous and picked him up. I feel like he really just needs to rest today.

Originally Posted by marcerella02

Amanda thank you so much for the update!!!! Been thinking of you both all day today!!!

Originally Posted by chachi

I am glad to hear Rangers surgery went well

We are sooooo relieved. Thank you for your thoughts!

[Tami and Taylor]

OMG, Amanda,

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me with Taylor and her allergies, when here you are with your baby just having surgery. I was looking thru all the posts and came across yours. I will keep both of your furbabies in my Prayers and you too.
Tami
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[crystalsmom]

I was wondering if there was a thread for Ranger and I'm sure glad it is over and he came through it well. I will keep him in my prayers.

[tumismom]

Yay!! I am sooo happy the surgery went well for Little Ranger!! He is so adorable snuggling in that snuggle sack. We love you little Ranger and you are such a brave little boy!

[BonBon]

How are the boys this morning?

[marcerella02]

how was Ranger's night?

[Mom to Hot Rod]

just checking in on the boys this morning. Is little Ranger starting to wake up from his ordeal? It was 2 days before Hot Rod would give me kisses!

[amandawash]

Last night was pretty hard on all of us. Ranger started shaking last night before we went to bed, which I am assuming was from pain. I have his crate on my nightstand so I had the door open and he fell asleep with his head on my hand. I laid there for quite a while before I shut the door and went to sleep.

He started crying very softly at about 3AM, of course during a torrential downpoor and bless his heart he will NOT use a potty pad. So we waited for the rain to subside and I took him out. He would not use his back legs but I could tell he needed to potty since he hadn't gone since 7AM the previous morning. He finally went and we went back to bed.

I woke up to him shaking and when dh brought him breakfast in bed, he took quite a while to eat it (very uncharacteristic) but he did eat. I gave him his Clavamox and Torb at 8:30. He was very uncomfortable this morning. He actually cried when I picked him up out of his crate, which breaks my heart. He was shaking and shaking so I called the surgeon about 20 mins. ago. He was in an appt. but I am waiting for his call shortly.

I also called my vet who said that he shouldn't be *that* painful, but reminded me that bone surgery is incredibly invasive. He suggested I do the hot and cold, which the surgeon had thought I shouldn't need. We were leary about cold therapy because he's pretty small and their core temps can drop so quickly, and he was getting chilled very easily yesterday.

Anyway, I am pretty upset... I am hoping that today is the *worst* and that he'll start picking up tomorrow. Please keep him in your thoughts today, I don't want him to hurt anymore

Thanks guys...

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by amandawash

Last night was pretty hard on all of us. Ranger started shaking last night before we went to bed, which I am assuming was from pain. I have his crate on my nightstand so I had the door open and he fell asleep with his head on my hand. I laid there for quite a while before I shut the door and went to sleep.

He started crying very softly at about 3AM, of course during a torrential downpoor and bless his heart he will NOT use a potty pad. So we waited for the rain to subside and I took him out. He would not use his back legs but I could tell he needed to potty since he hadn't gone since 7AM the previous morning. He finally went and we went back to bed.

I woke up to him shaking and when dh brought him breakfast in bed, he took quite a while to eat it (very uncharacteristic) but he did eat. I gave him his Clavamox and Torb at 8:30. He was very uncomfortable this morning. He actually cried when I picked him up out of his crate, which breaks my heart. He was shaking and shaking so I called the surgeon about 20 mins. ago. He was in an appt. but I am waiting for his call shortly.

I also called my vet who said that he shouldn't be *that* painful, but reminded me that bone surgery is incredibly invasive. He suggested I do the hot and cold, which the surgeon had thought I shouldn't need. We were leary about cold therapy because he's pretty small and their core temps can drop so quickly, and he was getting chilled very easily yesterday.

Anyway, I am pretty upset... I am hoping that today is the *worst* and that he'll start picking up tomorrow. Please keep him in your thoughts today, I don't want him to hurt anymore

Thanks guys...

That poor little darling!! I do hope he feels better shortly, there surely has to be alot of pain involved with this surgery. Hugs, Joan and prayers for little Ranger.

[RebelBelle]

Awww poor Ranger! I'm sending lots of prayers that he starts feeling much better today.

Jamie was diagnosed with Bilateral LP at his last vet appointment a few months back and since he's showing no signs of pain we are trying to see if keeping weight low and supplementing with glucosamine will help keep us from having to have surgery. However, I can't help but watch Ranger, Tatum, and Hot Rod's threads and learn as much as possible. I know you're having a hard time, but it's great for me to know that there are brave, knowledgeable furkid mommies like you here that I can get advice from if the time does come that Jamie has to have surgery!

[BonBon]

Poor little Ranger. I'm so sorry he's hurting. I'm sending him lots of get well hugs and kisses. You hang in there - hopefully this is the worst of it!

I'm curious about what you meant by he wouldn't use his back legs. How did he go potty? Are you helping support him?