Hello, my name is Effy and I foster animals through Aggieland Humane Society. I am also studying to be a vet at Texas A&M university in College Station.

I have had one foster dog with an amputated back leg(Finley, shown in my avatar) that had gangrene and half a leg with exposed bone when she came into the shelter. I had her for about a month until she could fully recover and she quickly got adopted after the recovery.

I have just been notified that I will be getting another foster dog with a freshly amputated back leg on Thursday and I was wondering if any one could give me advice as far as when it would be ok for her to go to the beach.

I have a current foster dog that had puppies 9 weeks ago (all have been adopted already) and I am holding her until her milk dries up so she can get spayed and adopted. We go to the beach every weekend because she is a lab mix and loves the sand and water, and I was wondering when it would be ok for my new foster dog to join us. I understand she needs time to recover from the surgery and I was just wondering if walking on sand would be difficult/ impossible for her or if there is something I can buy to help her get around on the sand. I was also wondering if the seawater would help her wound heal and her other legs strengthen. Any advice would help!