sharon 6 Member Joined: Jan 15, 2016 Messages: 14 Hi Milo has had a bilatral elbow arthroscopy and ulna osteotomy. We went back to the vet 17 days ago and he was very pleased with his elbows and said he can have as many lead walks as we like and 5 mins off lead one week 10 mins 2nd week building up slowly. But having taken him out for about 3 walks and let him off once for not even 5 mins and he is limping badly. Does anyone have to same thing. Now we are back to crate rest. Its so hard as he is getting fed up now.
Sorry to hear that Sharon - I would have thought you would need to build up your on lead walks over a period of time before even going for the off-lead stuff. Might be worth speaking to your vet again Monday regarding the exercise schedule, but I am guessing you will be phoning anyway regarding the limping. Hope all is well. I don't have any experience with this type of injury/surgery. just the prolonged rest then building up exercise times again with Lilly and her HD.
My 16 week old Lab broke his elbow which was screwed and pinnned, so not quite the same as you. The veterinary specialist advocated, a month in a cage and be on the lead to go to the loo. We then had a month in a small room, lead on for loo, then one week of five minute lead walks twice a day, then a week of ten minute lead walks twice a day then following the same pattern until we got to 30 minute lead walking twice a day. Then we had the lead walking plus five minutes off lead for a week, then ten minutes for a week etc etc. It took a long time!
Sorry to hear of your troubles, I bet you are really fed up. It's miserable for dog and humans being on rest. When you let him off lead, what did he do? Just potter or tear round like a hooligan? I have a 'tear round like a hooligan' type of dog and (after cruciate ops) had to transition very, very slowly to off lead via a long retractable lead, and keep him very quiet. It was ever so difficult!
