Thanks everyone, it is a bit cr@p really but at least I know what it is now. She's a lot happier in herself today, she's over the GA and back on the painkillers so she's resumed her normal mental carry on every time she thinks she might be going out for a walk. I brought her out in the car this afternoon to see her aunty Jo so that's broken the day up for her a bit, I think I'm going to have to start 'driving Miss Tilly' and take her on outings in the car.
Ditto from me too!!
I hope the 6 weeks rest goes quickly.....does she have to be crate rested? or can she be small room rested? I fine small room to be much much easier on all of us......the crate seems to drive them and me demented wheras being shut in one room but with us lifting on and off sofas etc is much easier - I only crate then if I have to leave her unattended - to stop her jumping about like a loon!!
Good luck Nic xx
I can't really crate Tills, she absolutely hates them as her previous owner for some unfathomable reason used to leave her shut up in one for hours on end. We're trying to do 'one room rest' but she's on and off the furniture like a yoyo so it's difficult. She does settle when she's told to but even the most patient dog will go a bit nuts every now and then so I just have to keep watching for the signs so I can jump on her!
What sort of surgery are they talking about? I know that there have been big advances in shoulder replacement surgery in hoomans, not sure if that would carry over to dogs at all...
From what I could gather it's some sort of pinning operation but the vet didn't seem hugely keen on performing it on her as she hasn't actually broken the humerus and it could mean that she'd lose a lot of movement in the joint. I think we're going to try to manage it for the time being, obviously depending on what they say when we go back in 8 weeks time. If surgery is a no-go I think I'm going to go down the route of keeping her as lean but as muscled as possible (difficult at the moment when she's not allowed to walk though
) and try alternative therapies such as acupuncture and McTimoney plus lots of swimming as she loves it and it's good for the joints. I just don't want her to be in constant pain or to have to give up retrieving because that is her absolute favourite thing in the world
Maybe one day I'll have a dog with normal legs
Yet again though this has made me very glad for insurance, the bill for yesterday alone was nearly £1200 plus over £200 at our own vet last week for the consultations and x-rays and that's before we know if she's having surgery or not!
