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10-02-2006, 11:52 AM
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Dan, she's probably not using it because it's longer than the other one when she walks. It's probably weirder for her to try to gimp around on it than to just be a tripod for a while. When the cast comes off, I imagine she'll go back to normal.
10-02-2006, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
Dan, she's probably not using it because it's longer than the other one when she walks. It's probably weirder for her to try to gimp around on it than to just be a tripod for a while. When the cast comes off, I imagine she'll go back to normal.
Emma is not as tough as Maddie, but she needs to start using the leg - it is part of the recovery.
10-02-2006, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
Gotcha. I thought it was a hard cast. Did the vet have any suggestions to get her to use it some more?
Hopefully after a few days she will get used to it and start to use it. She will put it down when she is standing still but al other times, it is up off of the ground...
10-02-2006, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
She'll probably forget it was hurt after a while and act normal.
That is one of Maddie's post op xrays, you can see where the bone was cut, rotated and bolted back in place. Once that heals she can return to active duty...
Here's a good shot of all the hardware in her leg:
10-02-2006, 01:02 PM
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10-02-2006, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by dz
So our puppy (Emma) had to have major knee surgery last week thanks to a full speed collision with our older dog. I spent the weekend on the couch and on the floor because she became a pudding factory thanks to the drugs she is on and had to go out often. This presented a different problem, we had to put a bag over her bandage each time she went out and had to help stabilize her because she fell over a few times because she was afraid to use her leg.
So far, she has yet to put pressure on the leg that was worked on which is a little concerning to me. The older dog that had the same surgery done a few years ago used her legs right away.
Doesn't she look sad?
So far, she has yet to put pressure on the leg that was worked on which is a little concerning to me. The older dog that had the same surgery done a few years ago used her legs right away.
Doesn't she look sad?
10-02-2006, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by STi deede
Are both of your dogs from the same breeder? Is this a common injury for Labs? That seems so crazy, that Emma can brake a leg by running into another dog.
Emma's was an accute injury that could have happened to any dog, we think she took a hit to the side of her leg when she was up on her back legs only. We did not see the collision happen, but we heard it, but based on the way the two dogs would play and the type of injury, we think this is what happened...