Callie's leg injury

Nothing like talking to myself :lol:. Thought I'd post an update. The vet says it seems to be healing quite nicely without surgery. He reassured me that it's not the kind of injury that she's making worse if we don't do the surgery, but also said it might occur again -- in which case he would recommend surgery. Makes perfect sense to me!
 
Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way. So sorry you and Callie have to go through this.

Keep in mind that she has her age on her side, which means it will be MUCH easier for her to bounce back from this.
 
Thanks for the support! If you looked at her now, you'd certainly never know how miserable she was 4 weeks ago. Bouncing around like nothing was wrong -- except that she's still pretty leery about playing with her sister, which is how she hurt it in the first place.
 
Sounds like she is being careful not to get hurt again, may be a good sign. Do you give her anything supplements for her joints or bones for help in healing? I bet it is a big relief not to have to deal with surgery right now, give you both a chance to relax and take it easy. Maybe with the winter months ahead more hybernating time will help even more, less romping outside. Wishing you good healing and rest.
 
I'm just starting her on a joint/bone supplement. Ordered it online and it was delivered this morning.

Callie's parents are both pretty sedate :o, and now that she's been cleared for a little more physical activity, we're going to need to make sure we give her enough exercise during the cold winter. I do think being inside more during the winter will give her a chance to finish healing.
 
As to whether or not to wait, that's a tough question. When we went to see a specialist for Lexi I asked all the questions that I thought would help me make the decision. Was she in any pain? What are the long term effects of not doing the surgery? If we wait, can she make it worse, etc...

I'd contact your vet with any and all questions you can think of that will help you make the decision.
 
Not too sure I made any sense (what else is new??). At this point, our vet doesn't see any need for surgery. He said it's healing fine and surgery isn't required -- unless it's something that recurs. He said it may very possibly have been a freak thing and will never give her problems again, or it may be something congenital, and if that's the case, she will need surgery when it happens again.

Right now we're all fine with waiting :smile2: and are hoping that it was a one-time event.
 
ute_fan said:
Not too sure I made any sense (what else is new??). At this point, our vet doesn't see any need for surgery. He said it's healing fine and surgery isn't required -- unless it's something that recurs. He said it may very possibly have been a freak thing and will never give her problems again, or it may be something congenital, and if that's the case, she will need surgery when it happens again.

Right now we're all fine with waiting :smile2: and are hoping that it was a one-time event.
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Somehow I didn't see your most recent post--sorry about that! I'm so happy to see that right now Callie doesn't need surgery! Hooray! :biggrin2:
 
corbinam said:
Somehow I didn't see your most recent post--sorry about that! I'm so happy to see that right now Callie doesn't need surgery! Hooray! :biggrin2:
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Thanks!! We were very happy too. She didn't even flinch when he applied pressure to the area -- unless he pressed really, really hard, and even then it was more like "what are you doing to me??" rather than a painful reflex.

Thanks for your helpful links!
 
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