Well we are at 5 weeks post surgery as of yesterday.  Everything seemed to be going pretty good.  She was starting to want to stand to eat a few times (I had been letting her eat/drink lying down) and walking out to potty a little further than she had.  I'm still using a sling to assist her and we have continued to take the recovery very slowly.  I've not been trying to get her to do more than she is willing.

This morning she is not wanting to walk at all.  I got her up to stand but then she wouldn't move.  I was able to get her from the bedroom to the hallway (that's only about 10 feet) using a sling on the back and one on the front.  I don't know if a muscle is strained or what.  When I poke and prod on her nothing gets a reaction.  I still have some Tramadol leftover so I gave her a couple so hopefully that might help if she is having pain.

I'm just beside myself this morning and it's too early to call the vet...

Marla and Daisy

Spoke with Dr. Terry as soon as the vet opened this morning.  Since this was a sudden onset we decided to give Daisy 24 hours and see if there is any improvement.  She thinks that she might just have tweaked her knee.  I will check back with her tomorrow morning and if no marked improvement I'll take her in then.  For now we are adding tramadol back to the mix along with her regular Deramaxx dose and continue resting.  Poor girl hasn't been potty since last night.  But the stubborn dog she is she'll hold it forever.

Rene-I did check all of Daisy's paws for any little piece of stick or rock but nothing there.  I always check there first since one time she quite putting weight on a leg during a walk and had a HUGE cockle burr stuck up in between her paw pads.

Fingers crossed that it'll get better soon.  Seems like we are always one step forward, two steps back.

Marla and Daisy

Update:  So I went home for lunch yesterday and Daisy greeted me at the door -- good sign.  She managed to get from the living room to her water bowl (I noticed she had taken a drink) and to the back door all on her own.  BUT I noticed when giving her a treat she would not turn her head to the left to take it.  I started checking this out and she would turn it to her right side but not her left.  Still had problems getting her out to pee last night.  She is just not wanting to walk more than a couple steps at a time.

Took her to vet this morning.  Thankfully they squeezed me in as Dr. Terry was booked up with appointments all day.  I told her about Daisy not moving her head.  Well she has managed to strain her neck somehow since she felt swelling there and is most likely pinching a nerve.

Now we have added a muscle relaxant to her pain management cocktail.  I'm gonna have 80 lbs. of limp noodle to manuever around LOL.  The muscle relaxer is Methocarbamol 500 mg twice/day for one week and if better I'm to give it only once a day after that till her recheck appointment.

Have I told you how much I LOVE my vet.  She would not charge me an office visit -- only charged me for her meds.

Marla and Daisy