I posted this in the Lavender Room, but thought I would see if anyone here had any thoughts on this.
Almost 6 weeks ago now, my yellow lab, Bella, had a TPLO surgery done on her left rear leg. She has been recovering very well, but I was hoping to get some information from people who have had this procedure done on their dogs. She didn't have a complete tear before the surgery, just about a 60% tear, so they said that is favorable for her recovery. She seemed to do quite well with her leg shortly after surgery. Now, almost 6 weeks post op, she seems to walk on it well, she occasionally walks a little funny or has kind of a skip in her step. Going up and down stairs, she seems to do ok, but is sometimes not very stable on that leg.
For those of you that have had a dog that has had a TPLO surgery done, just a few questions:
1 - How long was your dog's recovery?
2 - Did your dog make a complete recovery? And along these lines how did you increase the exercising and walking and at what point post-operatively?
3 - How did you keep them calm once they were starting to feel better? This is becoming the biggest problem with my lab...she doesn't understand being calm, but she is a great dog
4 - Did you do the physical therapy/underwater treadmill therapy with your dog? If so, how often did they need it and how long did it last?
5 - How's the dog doing now? Can they run around like they used to?
Thanks for any advice/guidance! This is our first dog that has ever had to have this done and it it kind of nerve racking.
Almost 6 weeks ago now, my yellow lab, Bella, had a TPLO surgery done on her left rear leg. She has been recovering very well, but I was hoping to get some information from people who have had this procedure done on their dogs. She didn't have a complete tear before the surgery, just about a 60% tear, so they said that is favorable for her recovery. She seemed to do quite well with her leg shortly after surgery. Now, almost 6 weeks post op, she seems to walk on it well, she occasionally walks a little funny or has kind of a skip in her step. Going up and down stairs, she seems to do ok, but is sometimes not very stable on that leg.
For those of you that have had a dog that has had a TPLO surgery done, just a few questions:
1 - How long was your dog's recovery?
2 - Did your dog make a complete recovery? And along these lines how did you increase the exercising and walking and at what point post-operatively?
3 - How did you keep them calm once they were starting to feel better? This is becoming the biggest problem with my lab...she doesn't understand being calm, but she is a great dog
4 - Did you do the physical therapy/underwater treadmill therapy with your dog? If so, how often did they need it and how long did it last?
5 - How's the dog doing now? Can they run around like they used to?
Thanks for any advice/guidance! This is our first dog that has ever had to have this done and it it kind of nerve racking.