Veterinary

TPLO — 4 and 5 weeks

Posted by on December 13, 2012 at 5:11 pm

Didn’t post about week 4, because basically, it was just like every other week.  Still no changes.  Last Friday, we did start doing the treadmill at an incline (so more work on those rear legs).  This week, 23 minutes on the incline–she’s really  kicking butt on the treadmill.  We had a late afternoon session, and […]

TPLO Week 3 — Same old, same old

Posted by on December 1, 2012 at 6:24 pm

No real change this week in our rehab plan.  I’m going to increase our 10 minute walks by a couple of minutes later in the week, and see how Ticket does.  She’s doing great on the treadmill–she did 14 minutes on Tuesday.  She’s not having any limping, but is having the occasional weight-shifting in her […]

TPLO Week 2

Posted by on November 20, 2012 at 9:55 pm

Ticket is doing great 2 weeks post-op.  She had her 2 week recheck appointment today, and everything is looking great.  Still some mild effusion of the stifle, but nothing unexpected.  She continues to use the leg well.  She also had her initial rehab evaluation, and is looking great there as well.  She is basically just […]