On Saturday morning we were able to pick Oakley up from the vet. What a surprise we saw when he hobbled out on 3 legs. No cast, no collar..... He such a good little dog we were told. He's not interested at all in chewing his leg, so lets leave it like this for the next little while and see how he does. He has a surgical incision that is about 6 inches long on his leg, which has been shaven for the surgery. The stitches are internal so it's a very clean looking cut. He also has a bald patch on the back of his neck and front leg where they had the pain patch and intervenous.
We were told that he learned very quickly how to get by on three legs and hobbles very fast. Why aren't we surprised!!
We have him home now for 3 days. He licks his front leg a little and Ralph has been putting Vitamin E on it so it's doing ok. He show's no interest at all in the back let. At times he is putting pressure on the back leg, although they told us not to expect him to even start to toe touch for about 3 weeks. He is very restricted now. The kitchen door has to be left closed and we have a gate by the stairs. Fortunately for us, he's a little intimidated by the gate so he stays away from the stairs right now.
Eating is becoming a real challenge. He's turning his nose up to everything. He won't eat his kibble, and even shows little interest at times for chicken although when given a bowl of chicken and rice, he manages to pull out only the meat and leaves the rest. Forget feeding him veggies as he is strictly a carnivor...along with cookies of course.
We're happy that he's on the road to recovery. It will be a long haul. They've told us to expect it to be about 4 months before he has his full mobility back. He's not allowed to do stairs for 3 months (end of October).
It's been an interesting summer.
We were told that he learned very quickly how to get by on three legs and hobbles very fast. Why aren't we surprised!!
We have him home now for 3 days. He licks his front leg a little and Ralph has been putting Vitamin E on it so it's doing ok. He show's no interest at all in the back let. At times he is putting pressure on the back leg, although they told us not to expect him to even start to toe touch for about 3 weeks. He is very restricted now. The kitchen door has to be left closed and we have a gate by the stairs. Fortunately for us, he's a little intimidated by the gate so he stays away from the stairs right now.
Eating is becoming a real challenge. He's turning his nose up to everything. He won't eat his kibble, and even shows little interest at times for chicken although when given a bowl of chicken and rice, he manages to pull out only the meat and leaves the rest. Forget feeding him veggies as he is strictly a carnivor...along with cookies of course.
We're happy that he's on the road to recovery. It will be a long haul. They've told us to expect it to be about 4 months before he has his full mobility back. He's not allowed to do stairs for 3 months (end of October).
It's been an interesting summer.
