Things had been going really well. No real evidence of lameness, bored out of her brain, we had a car trip out to watch the herding training day over the weekend and she was a good girl laying quietly in the boot of my car with me enjoying the sun. Totally relaxed.
She had cuddles with her favorite human Karron. She has started showing interest in her squeakie toys and just wants to be doing things again.
All was fine with the world until about an hour ago.
Now I am not so sure. We have had a few outings in the car today and are just back from taking Ness out to obedience. Kenz came along for the ride and we did as we normally do and I carried her inside, took her out for a quick toilet break and she seemed fine. I carried her upstairs and she went to get on the cuddler next to the computer and her back surgery leg seemed to give way.
I have iced it and given her half a tramadol and she is curled up fast asleep.
I don't know what she is done and I am trying not to stress out. Fingers crossed its nothing major and she hasn't damaged herself.
She wasn't a happy little girl by any stretch of the imagination. I ended up moving her bedtime crate into my room after sitting in front of the heater with her for nearly an hour.
Poor Kenz :(. I took her outside for another toilet break a few hours later and she was still very much on three legs.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Kenz Post MPL Surgery Day 21 (Week 3)
So we have both managed to survive for a full three weeks of "strict rest". Kenz is getting use to her new life and is mostly good about putting herself back in a crate after she has had a toilet break.
Its becoming increasingly difficult at some moments though because she has decided she needs to go back to removing the yard of birdies/possums/cats ANYTHING. She has a few mad and heart stopping moments such as jumping up on the bed once or twice before I have been able to stop her but seems to be otherwise doing ok.
She isn't looking especially lame at this stage. She is using the leg really well. We enjoy our cuddles on the bed in the morning and she is even being well behaved in her crate while I take Ness out for the occasional walk.
Today was a "work" day so she had her usual long stint in the solid crate. She comes out mega stiff as a result but once she has warmed out of it she seems otherwise ok. Since it was a nice mild afternoon as a special treat we drove to Hungry Jacks and then shared a meal at the local park sitting in the sun.
I figured she could use a bit of fresh air and a change of scenery.
So pending John's view on her progress in three weeks time we are hopefully on the downhill stretch as far as "strict rest" goes.
ETA. A couple of photos taken on Day 22
Its becoming increasingly difficult at some moments though because she has decided she needs to go back to removing the yard of birdies/possums/cats ANYTHING. She has a few mad and heart stopping moments such as jumping up on the bed once or twice before I have been able to stop her but seems to be otherwise doing ok.
She isn't looking especially lame at this stage. She is using the leg really well. We enjoy our cuddles on the bed in the morning and she is even being well behaved in her crate while I take Ness out for the occasional walk.
Today was a "work" day so she had her usual long stint in the solid crate. She comes out mega stiff as a result but once she has warmed out of it she seems otherwise ok. Since it was a nice mild afternoon as a special treat we drove to Hungry Jacks and then shared a meal at the local park sitting in the sun.
I figured she could use a bit of fresh air and a change of scenery.
So pending John's view on her progress in three weeks time we are hopefully on the downhill stretch as far as "strict rest" goes.
ETA. A couple of photos taken on Day 22
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Kenz Post MPL Surgery Day 14 (Week 2)
Poor little girl. I had to work today so she had 6.5 hours in a crate during the day and I came home to find she had been sick.
She is currently sound asleep on a dog bed next to the heater alongside my desk.
She is currently sound asleep on a dog bed next to the heater alongside my desk.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Kenz Post MPL Surgery Day 12 (Suture Removal)
Back to John to have her sutures out and a quick checkup. The good news - he couldn't budge the patella at all. Its 100% stable. He was happy with the way she was using the leg as we walked in. The incision looked great. I am quietly breathing a sigh of relief we have got through 12 days without her messing things up despite a few little minor oops moments along the way.
She currently weighs 13.4kg so hasn't gained any weight in the time she has been resting which is another positive.
As for where to now - I have to keep doing as I am doing and allow the scar tissue to build up and stabilize the knee.
Next appointment is in roughly 4-6 weeks. Its at least another 4 weeks of strict rest as we have been doing at which point John will recheck the patella and hopefully all things being equal we can get the go ahead to gradually return to full activity,
She currently weighs 13.4kg so hasn't gained any weight in the time she has been resting which is another positive.
As for where to now - I have to keep doing as I am doing and allow the scar tissue to build up and stabilize the knee.
Next appointment is in roughly 4-6 weeks. Its at least another 4 weeks of strict rest as we have been doing at which point John will recheck the patella and hopefully all things being equal we can get the go ahead to gradually return to full activity,
Monday, May 21, 2012
Kenz Post MPL Surgery Day 11
Wow what a difference 24 hours makes. This time last night I was somewhat concerned about how flat and lethargic Kenz had been. It culminated with her putting herself into her crate and curling up in a little tight ball looking totally miserable. To say I was more than a little worried about her is a bit of an understatement. I knocked off a quick email to the specialist late last night and within a couple of minutes I was fortunate enough to have a reply.
The advice was to totally cut out all the meds and see how she got on. This morning she was still super lethargic. Basically got up had her breakfast and then crashed again. It wasn't until around 1pm that she started to look somewhat perkier. We had a drive to the park and she lay down with her i-squeak.
Come 4pm and she was well and truely back to normal. We headed out for another drive when she decided that barking in her crate was fair game and she wanted to help Ness chase things. The time at the park required hand in collar because she spotted the birds and as far as she was concerned they are fair game.
So I think I have my feral midget back :). Fingers crossed John is happy with her progress and tomorrow we see what the next few weeks might have in store. Hoping we can start doing a little more in the way of walking. I am still mostly carrying her around although she is wandering a little bit on her toilet breaks or on our outings to the park.
The advice was to totally cut out all the meds and see how she got on. This morning she was still super lethargic. Basically got up had her breakfast and then crashed again. It wasn't until around 1pm that she started to look somewhat perkier. We had a drive to the park and she lay down with her i-squeak.
Come 4pm and she was well and truely back to normal. We headed out for another drive when she decided that barking in her crate was fair game and she wanted to help Ness chase things. The time at the park required hand in collar because she spotted the birds and as far as she was concerned they are fair game.
So I think I have my feral midget back :). Fingers crossed John is happy with her progress and tomorrow we see what the next few weeks might have in store. Hoping we can start doing a little more in the way of walking. I am still mostly carrying her around although she is wandering a little bit on her toilet breaks or on our outings to the park.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Kenz Post MPL Surgery Day 10
Another day marked off the calendar - mostly forward progress and another step closer to getting back to the activities she loves. Today was spent out in the car with a trip to a local obedience trial. Kenz is doing remarkably well with "resting".
Not sure what John had to say to her but so far it seems to be working. Maybe he pinched her "drive chip".
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Kenz Post MPL Surgery Day 7 (Week 1)
So today marks exactly one week since Kenz's surgery.
Since I was working today it also marked the first time she had been left home for any significant time unsupervised since her surgery. I was a little apprehensive about leaving her, especially since she was sick in the early hours of this morning.
I came home after 4.5 hours at the office and was relieved to find she was fine - sound asleep in her crate, quiet as a mouse and not in any real hurry to greet me. She was a little stiffer then she has been - her shoulder seemed to be bothering her a little bit as was her hind end. She happily spent the rest of the day snoozing on the bed alongside my computer desk.
We had another outing to the park and she is definitely more with things but still not 100%. She is moving ok but is certainly still a little sore on it. Hoping that settles down eventually.
One week done and dusted :).
Snoozing in front of the heater at the end of day 7 - such a hard life:
Since I was working today it also marked the first time she had been left home for any significant time unsupervised since her surgery. I was a little apprehensive about leaving her, especially since she was sick in the early hours of this morning.
I came home after 4.5 hours at the office and was relieved to find she was fine - sound asleep in her crate, quiet as a mouse and not in any real hurry to greet me. She was a little stiffer then she has been - her shoulder seemed to be bothering her a little bit as was her hind end. She happily spent the rest of the day snoozing on the bed alongside my computer desk.
We had another outing to the park and she is definitely more with things but still not 100%. She is moving ok but is certainly still a little sore on it. Hoping that settles down eventually.
One week done and dusted :).
Snoozing in front of the heater at the end of day 7 - such a hard life:
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