Milo had his staples removed on Thursday and his incision is healing nicely. The technician did mention that Milo is not moving his leg as far forward, but seems to be moving it farther back. Usually, with an FHO, it's the opposite - a dog moves the leg forward on his own, and backward takes time. Thinking back to before his FHO, I don't think Milo moved his leg that far forward - he's always been bow-legged.
Overall, his recovery is going as planned. We have an appointment to swim tomorrow at the Animal Swim Center of Northern Virginia. We will be taking both dogs, since the cost is only a little more. Milo hates water, so this will be an adventure. I'm really looking forward to this experience - hopefully my lab mix will learn to like water!
Friday, February 4, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Day12 - Trouble!
Milo has been staying in a superyard exercise pen while we are not home. This had been going smoothly, up until Saturday. We had family visiting (6 people, which included two young children), and had gone to dinner. When we returned, Milo had gotten out of his pen. We figured he was looking for the kids, which was why he jumped out. Well, we were wrong. Again today he jumped out of the pen.
How is a dog with a bad leg jumping out of a pen? Not only that, but he's got a cone on his head! Crazy dog. We are likely going to borrow a larger crate, as we just can't have him jumping out of this pen everyday.
He's also chewed the overlap of his second cone. I ended up purchasing a third cone today from the vet, for when this one is unusable. Hopefully we can get another week or so out of it though.
Overall, his recovery seems to be at the same place. He's without pain meds, and is using his leg 50-75% of the time, but not with full weight. We had a bit of snow here this past week, almost 10", which we did allow him out (on a leash) to enjoy for a few minutes. He loves the snow, and was using his leg to balance while walking. There is still a bit of snow out there, which we have to romp through every time we go out to the bathroom.
Milo's staples come out this Thursday, which means we can start swimming. I'm going to be making his first appointment soon - hopefully we can get him in this weekend or next.
How is a dog with a bad leg jumping out of a pen? Not only that, but he's got a cone on his head! Crazy dog. We are likely going to borrow a larger crate, as we just can't have him jumping out of this pen everyday.
He's also chewed the overlap of his second cone. I ended up purchasing a third cone today from the vet, for when this one is unusable. Hopefully we can get another week or so out of it though.
Overall, his recovery seems to be at the same place. He's without pain meds, and is using his leg 50-75% of the time, but not with full weight. We had a bit of snow here this past week, almost 10", which we did allow him out (on a leash) to enjoy for a few minutes. He loves the snow, and was using his leg to balance while walking. There is still a bit of snow out there, which we have to romp through every time we go out to the bathroom.
Milo's staples come out this Thursday, which means we can start swimming. I'm going to be making his first appointment soon - hopefully we can get him in this weekend or next.
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