Caring for a Three Legged Dog or Cat

(sorry for starting a new topic. I couldn’t resist the title...)

So we just got back from the rehab vet who told us that Meg has NOT sprained her carpus after all. There is nothing wrong with her carpus at all. She has an excellent range of movement and no sign of any soft tissue injury. She does have a small scuff mark on one of her pads, as though from skidding to a halt perhaps (figures) and she thinks perhaps she bruised a toe or something and was stumbling from trying not to walk on it, but she is basically ABSOLUTELY FINE. So Misery Vet was not only a total DOWNER she was also totally WRONG. To be fair, she did not know Meg and did not therefore have anything to compare with, but why be fair, eh, when you can rant?! She also didn’t tell me I needed to ease off the gabapentin gradually, which I do actually know from here, though I had forgotten until the rehab vet reminded me. 

Suffice to say we will not be going back to that vet but on the plus side the rehab vet was properly lovely and it’s SO reassuring to know we’ve got her to go to, and I trust her completely even if she does have a slightly unfortunate tendency to compare the MegaStar to her car. 

So, six hours of driving, but the girls were great and the news is better than I could have dreamed. One thing, she did suggest, is that I might consider getting some wheels made for Meg, so we’ve got them on standby should she injure her paw/leg again etc. And also we can start to get her used to them, which will make any adjustment easier in the future. Don’t know if anyone has any thoughts on this?

Thanks got reading. 

Meg, Clare and Elsie Pie xxx