Health

TPLO — Day 5

Posted by on September 25, 2011 at 8:52 pm

Day 5, and Ticket is doing well.  She is using her leg well– a mild limp, but no hesitation to bear weight.  She is really feeling TOO good–she gets excited and wants to jump up on me, or do Sheltie spins.  This pic is Ticket giving Jedi mind tricks a try–“You WILL let me out […]

TPLO and Day 1

Posted by on September 21, 2011 at 10:00 pm

So, since so many people with agility/performance dogs go through ACL tears (actually, their really CCLs in dogs), I thought I would blog about Ticket’s surgery and rehab/recovery, to share my experiences.  Certainly, there are things about Ticket’s experience that may be different from yours–Ticket is not even two years old yet, and she’s only […]

Sometimes, life gives you lemons…

Posted by on August 23, 2011 at 9:32 pm

Soo, I’ve been putting this post off, because somehow it makes everything seem more real. Ticket came up lame before Reliant, responded to rest, massage, and NSAIDs, and has been doing fantastic with her normal training schedule. Even did 2 days of USDAA, no problems. Last week, she stood up on 3 legs again. No […]