8 WEEK CHECK-UP!!!!!!!

I stand to be corrected.Today marks the END of week 8, which is when we had our 8 week follow up appt with Dr. Hay in Tampa....They brough her (and me and misty) in for xrays and I thought it would be a 3-4 hour ordeal cuz they normally have to sedate the dogs...but REINA was such a great patient that she didnt need sedation...took the films..did some weight bearing studies on the leg and dr. hay met with me. He said she is doing GREAT and cleared to be OFF LEASH!!!! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!! He said the bone graft and plate and screws are going no where and the only issue we will have is periodic lameness from pain and discomfort. The next 6 months she should improve even more..She is putting 50% weight on her right leg, which he also said is great for just 8 weeks post op. He did notice some of the internal sutures are exposed through the skin and put her on Cipro for 14 days just to be safe. Because of this, he wants to see her in another 3 weeks to make sure all is well. Until then....she is allowed to be off leash starting slowly and working up to no restrictions...They say most dogs only get 70% function back in their leg after surgery. WE are shooting for 100%. So the next 6 months should be interesting. I do not want to go too crazy right away to put stress on the other good leg...cuz lord knows we do NOT want to go through this again....
I am still so glad this blog turned out to be pretty darn boring..and I hope it stays that way :)
Since it rained all day today...tomorrow after work is Reina's Day! OFF LEASH AT THE PARK!!!!!!!
Yay!