jomuir
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Last evening, only moments after the vet closed up for the day of course, the doxie puppy ran in Roxie's path. Roxie turned or twisted oddly, let out a scream, and hasn't put any weight on her left hind leg since.
I found some tramadol that had been prescribed to her a couple years ago & gave her one as she seemed to be in pain. DH said it felt like her knee was dislocated or floating, I knew that was a bad sign. All night she was restless but no crying. I was able to get her seen this morning and the doctor confirmed it was a total cruciate tear. An X-ray also showed arthritis in her opposite hip, Murphy's Law applies here I'm sure
We left with more tramadol, rimadryl, and a joint supplement. No exercise for 2 months, then if necessary a referral to a clinic that does surgery. We are hopeful that she can recover enough mobility to avoid surgery; poor girl just had a large bladder stone removed this summer & we'd like to avoid more surgery if possible.
The doctor said if she recovers w/o surgery, she may still want to refer us to the other clinic for some PT, she said they could teach us some gentle exercises & stretches that can help. A search of these forums turned up a link to a tripod pet webpage which I will check out later today for ideas on keeping her safe, exercises, pottying issues, etc.
So no walks for the girl who LOVES her daily walkies! I am going to order a doggie stroller for her because she really enjoys her walks. Last evening, 2 people asked where she was-she's a popular pup in the neighborhood. I sure love this girl and hate seeing her hurting & lame!
Have to post a pic of the patient
And one of the culprit, she's the midget
I found some tramadol that had been prescribed to her a couple years ago & gave her one as she seemed to be in pain. DH said it felt like her knee was dislocated or floating, I knew that was a bad sign. All night she was restless but no crying. I was able to get her seen this morning and the doctor confirmed it was a total cruciate tear. An X-ray also showed arthritis in her opposite hip, Murphy's Law applies here I'm sure
We left with more tramadol, rimadryl, and a joint supplement. No exercise for 2 months, then if necessary a referral to a clinic that does surgery. We are hopeful that she can recover enough mobility to avoid surgery; poor girl just had a large bladder stone removed this summer & we'd like to avoid more surgery if possible.
The doctor said if she recovers w/o surgery, she may still want to refer us to the other clinic for some PT, she said they could teach us some gentle exercises & stretches that can help. A search of these forums turned up a link to a tripod pet webpage which I will check out later today for ideas on keeping her safe, exercises, pottying issues, etc.
So no walks for the girl who LOVES her daily walkies! I am going to order a doggie stroller for her because she really enjoys her walks. Last evening, 2 people asked where she was-she's a popular pup in the neighborhood. I sure love this girl and hate seeing her hurting & lame!
Have to post a pic of the patient
And one of the culprit, she's the midget
