Veterinary

TPLO–2 week mark

Posted by on October 4, 2011 at 9:36 pm

Well, Ticket and I have survived the first two weeks after her TPLO.  Though, I think she may be slowly going insane.  Sometimes, she just seems to explode in a frenzy of energy.  Poor baby doesn’t understand, but we’re taking it one day at a time. She had her two week recheck at Gulf Coast […]

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 […]