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.
So happy to hear you are doing well Reina. I've been trying to keep Pandora and Apollo up to date on how you've been doing, but all Pandora wants to know is when will you be allowed to play!!! Hope to see you soon. =0)
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