bubby1

Well lil is on day 3, and I think she is sorer than yesterday she is holding the leg out infront of her when she stands more now too. She dropped one of the med ( pain) today so that is probably why she is so sore, hope she starts to improve soon..... Her skin is inflamed, so have started putting some anti inflamatory, antibacterial cream on and it is starting to clear up. Cant win there, leave her naked and she scratches put the tshirt on and it rubs no matter how big it is....And have uped the icing after each time she goes out to the toilet and have started putting arnica cream on to help the pain and healing........

I guess it just depends on the vet......I tend to mix what the vet says with what I read, so am restricting her just a little more than he has said. But like he said, they removed something and didnt actually touch the joint itself.....And if she is sore she has done too much, she cant actually damage what they hav done........

Lilly is 11 months, and first went lame at 5 months old. She was xrayed and said to have perfect joint and that it was a soft tissue injury, we where recommended chiro and physio treatment. After another 4 months of treatment( it was thought she had bicept tendonitis), and no ongoing soundness i had a chat with the vet when she was desexed.....and then found out the xrayed the wrong leg..... So once we rexrayed, it was thought she had ocd and was sent t a specialist. They suggested fcp, and wanted to do surgery asap. I knew it was something that needed surgery, and the 2 specialists that we saw where great so went on their advice..... She had a decent size fragment taken out and has a small amount of arthritic changes, but they are very positive she will lead a much better life and will be able to commence normal walks very soon......I have been told to do physio 2x a day, and keep her quiet but no restrict her movement too much( she is insanely quiet for a lab, she is to die for). So she is wondering about the house and goes out to toilet on lead. over the weekend I am to start actual walks, slowly but increase it to about 5-10 mins and see how she goes. She will be assesed on monday and start a course of pentasan........At about 2 wks I am told i should try longer walks possibly some swimming and sand walking. But take it as it comes.And I may need to get the physio to see her. I am pretty happy with how she is going. She has a big limp, but that is to be expected....the wounds look great, she just has some clipper rash and irritated skin, so is currently wearing a tshirt to stop her scratching.....

hi I am new here..... My dog had the op yesterday. They are really positive she will get a much higher level of quality of life, will be able to go for walks and should be able to go back to dog school very soon. Atm she is still sore and has bad clipper rash. They found 1 large fragment in her left elbow and some arthritic changes but the right was in great condition. She will start a course of injections on monday...