WEEK 4 BEGINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well..this blog has turned out to be quite uneventful and I cant say that I am upset about that!!!!!!! Reina is doing great. She is putting weight on the leg while walking...if she tries to trot, she will do it on 3 legs still. For week four, it is pretty much the same as 3, but we can increase the 5 to 10 min walks to 10-15 min walks 2x a day. I must admit, I have been cheating. When we walk, I take her for about 15-20 min ...she seems to tolerate it well...Today we went to the dog park on Enterprise Rd. in Clearwater..Misty had a ball and Reina did too...she enjoyed walking around, even though she was on the leash!
Yup ...pretty uneventful. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WEEK 2.5!!!

Reina is doing well. She isnt bored, but I am! We are so used to going to parks...walks...dog beaches..etc...and having them in the house is tough. Reina is feeling really good. She puts weight on the leg...is off her pain meds....she still limps a lot and is still confined when I am not home. This wed. starts week THREE where we are allowed to take two 5-10 minute leash walks a day! I cant wait! The incision is healing nicely. She has slipped several times on the tile floor, which worried me, but she doesnt seem to be in any pain. Some friends brought over new toys which keep her occupied a lot. Not much to report really..just looking forward to week 3!

Day 3

Well...it's day 3 and it seems like day 20. Reina is doing better than I expected. Her right ankle is VERY swollen and her leg is bruised a bit. The rules for week one are to keep her in a pen or small room confined....Potty ONLY on a leash then back inside. These rules are pretty much for first 2 weeks. VERY strict. I have started gentle range of motion exercises on her and she is tolerating them well. When I leave the house I put her in my yoga room (empty room with a dog bed) and she has, each and every time, managed to get her e-collar off. I don't use the e collar when I am home...and probably won't when I am gone anymore because, thus far, she is not licking her incision site. She wants to use the leg. She still hops and limps, but puts weight on the leg occasionally. While on the leash she tries to pull to go run...not realizing she CANT DO THIS!!!!! Once she starts to feel really good....this will probably be the hardest part of it all.

WE'RE HOME!!!

Just picked her up and brought her home. She is doing great and much better than I thought. She is already putting weight on the leg. I was sent home with some pain killers and antibiotics and STRICT rules for the next 8 or so weeks. For now I am just happy to have her home.
The pics above are obviously of her post op xrays and her incision which looks great.

In recovery

Reina had her surgery finally at 7:30pm...the delay was from the xray machine breaking down ...they had to do pre-op xrays and couldn't get her in until that was done...that and the fact that he had 9 others in front of her...Dr. Hay called me at 845ish and said she was doing well. He said the CCL was completely torn and removed it and the debris and preformed the TTA procedure. When he called he said she was not awake yet but should be waking up soon. I will call before bed to make sure all is ok.. They said they will call in the morning to let me know how she is doing as well. He said I may or may not be able to take her tomorrow ...will see. I hope so!!!!
Misty is miserable without her sister. A lost soul!! It's so sad!!!!

And so we wait......

So I dropped Reina off at 10am. He had 10 surgeries scheduled today and Reina's was going to be later in the day....Misty is with me at work and pouting cuz she just wants her sister back NOW! I told them I want the TTA and if when they get in there, she is not a candidate for the TTA, I want the Tightrope. In no way do I want them to do the TPLO on her. They are going to call me as soon as she gets into recovery. Im getting really nervous.