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kazy55 said:
Is he going to stop running everywhere after he gets more comfortable on 3 legs … ?
We are invited to the country this weekend but it will be less than 2 weeks from the surgery – I'm thinking this is a little too ambitious, and we should just rest even though we don't want to. Appreciate any thoughts.
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loris said:
Appreciate any thoughts.
Too ambitious for what? Your new tripawd clearly isn't ready to go swimming or on long hikes, but if he has no complications, is eating drinking and eliminating on his own OK, there should be no reason he (she?) can't enjoy the trip. If you'll spend a lot of time ooutdoors, just put an old t-shirt on her (him?). It all depends on how your dog is doing, and whether he/she comfortable enough to travel.
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Glad to hear Ajax is doing so well. I look forward to reading your new posts everytime they pop up. I know all dogs recover differently, but following along with someone else going thru the surgery only a week ahead of Mali and I helped me keep my sanity as our day approached. Thank you so much for your words of support for those dealing with surgery today, they really helped me get through the day.
Josh
Malachi
Pitt Bull/Rhodesian Ridgeback
dx – osteosarcoma – 7/8/10 oncologist confirmed – 7/19/2010 life begins as a tripawd – 7/27/10
Good news is always so welcome! I live in the country and I wasn't very good about obeying the vets leash orders. But Ruthie did well and although she almost gave me a heart attack a couple of times, she fared well with no problems with her staples. I let her gage herself. Maybe stupid, but it all worked out and she learned her balance. She also got her staples out almost the first day she could. But she was a rear tripawd which may be different.
Glad everything is going so well!
Spirit Ruthie's Mom
P.S. Disclaimer: This is not advice by any means, but just what we did.
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