Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Too soon for my liking...

My problem child is at it again.
Early on, Maggie’s back legs were looking like they were showing signs of improvement.  The left leg (one that has recently had surgery) has been healing exceptionally well.  Went to see the veterinarian for a re-check and were told that things were going great—no swelling, no abnormalities, everything’s healed.  Apparently, with the surgery she had, there is a high likelihood that her leg would have a bit of outward rotation.  Maggie’s leg hasn’t shown signs of that.
After the vet check-up, we started to gradually increase Maggie’s physical activity (mostly- we just let her jump on the couch…. For a 50 lb dog, it’s not really a large jump…).
Monday, she took a turn for the worse.  I don’t know what happened—all I know is that my dog cannot walk properly.  We were at my house in Columbus.  The dogs (Junior and Maggie) were outside chillin in the sun.  Maggie usually lays at the end of the yard, sunning herself.  Right before we were about to eat lunch, we called the dogs to come in.  Junior bounded into the house… Maggie was nowhere to be found.  Walked outside and that’s when I saw her tripod stance. The “good” leg was tucked up and she didn’t want to come in the house.
Great.
Surgery will not be done until at least 7-8 weeks after leg #1 was done.  Here’s hoping that the weeks between now and her surgery date fly by….

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