TPLO Info: http://cvm.msu.edu/hospital/services/orthopedic-surgery/client-education-materials/orthopedic_client_education_materials.pdf/at_download/file
Before/After of TPLO Surgery
(these are not Dexi's xrays)
On May 2, 2013, we received a call from Anita at about 8am with an update. Dexi was taken outside that morning...she needed help initially to get up, but she was walking on her own. Dexi tried squatting to pee and was shaking a lot, so she ended up sitting down to pee instead.
Anita also informed us that Dexi's right leg was very swollen and already bruising. She didn't want us to be in shock when we saw her. Dexi refused to eat her regular food on her own (which she needed to have food in order to take her meds), so Anita hand fed her wet food :)
We picked Dexi up at about 2:30pm that day. Anita showed us x-rays and went over all of the discharge instructions in detail. Anita had us go into the waiting room while she got Dexi. Dexi walked out limping just a little, with a giant cone on her head. As soon as she saw us, her tail started wagging. She seemed a little out of it because of all the meds.
The Ride Home
VIDEO LINK: Day after surgery @home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw5Q4AicmmU
After we got back home was the hardest! Dexi had a pain patch. Anita said that some dogs don't need pain pills until the patch comes off. Dexi started crying alot..so we decided to give her the pain pills in addition to keeping the patch on. She seemed more relaxed after this and finally started falling asleep. She refused to eat her normal dog food, so we made her scrambled eggs. She ate about 1/2 of her scrambled eggs. We just wanted her to have something in her stomach after she took the pain pills.
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