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6:49 pm
I scanned the forums for something on this topic but didn't see anything. My Wiley lost his left rear leg last week, he has not sat since. Was wondering if dogs with one rear leg are able to sit, or is there a balance problem since they are lopsided? Not enough junk in the trunk to hold him steady now LOL.
Tyler
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Hi Tyler:
Tika was a bit the same way, I think it's a combination of finding out the new center of gravity and the pain meds.
Tika is a rear amp, completely removed at the hip socket. I can't say for sure when she started sitting normally, but it was a few weeks, and it was over a month before she figured out how to lay on that side.
Here's a video of Tika taken July this year, 7 months post-amp.
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