deb_l222
Well-Known Member
Sometimes in life you cant do right for doing wrong and this is one of those times but its been a costly mistake, both financially for me and emotionally for the dog.
As you may recall, I have a new girlie, Willow the springer with the dodgy half a foot. She was doing incredibly well, losing weight, using the foot and generally getting on with life.
I hadnt been putting her in the boot of the car, with the other two, mainly because she weighs a tonne and she cant jump in of her own accord and I didnt want her jumping too far getting out. She had been going on the back seat with her lead trapped in the car door.
Then the fateful day arrived when I thought it would be a good idea to get a doggy seatbelt. Long story short, she tangled it round her leg (because it clips in so low down) it pulled tight, she went forward and her knee dislocated!!
Shes been backwards and forwards to the vets over the last 2 weeks and today was D day as there hadnt been any real improvement. X-rays today were better than feared and revealed the left knee will need surgically correcting, which is what we were expecting. Right knee is not brilliant but should cope and her hips, while not 100% perfect, are good enough. Her spine is perfect, hurrah!! The anatomy of the dodgy foot on xray is a sight to behold. Shes also somewhat bow legged, possibly from being brought up in a crate. Ive seen this quite a few times before.
The reason it was D day was because I wasnt going to go all supervet with her and put her through multiple procedures but one surgery to correct the knee is different. Just got to decide now if my vet can do it or its an orthopaedic referral. Financially thats a massive difference so Im hopeful for the first option
Shes coping with confinement fairly well but shes only a baby still so shes being quite naughty. Its quite nice to have her still a bit sedated today
Thirty years Ive travelled the dogs in the boot of my cars, behind a dog guard and never once been rear ended. Three days into having a supposedly safer alternative of a doggy seatbelt and Im staring down the barrel of a 2k surgery, not to mention turning Willows world upside down again. I shall stick to the boot, the odds are better.
Gratuitous photo of the zonked out sedated little person who couldnt even get up to get out of the car earlier!!
As you may recall, I have a new girlie, Willow the springer with the dodgy half a foot. She was doing incredibly well, losing weight, using the foot and generally getting on with life.
I hadnt been putting her in the boot of the car, with the other two, mainly because she weighs a tonne and she cant jump in of her own accord and I didnt want her jumping too far getting out. She had been going on the back seat with her lead trapped in the car door.
Then the fateful day arrived when I thought it would be a good idea to get a doggy seatbelt. Long story short, she tangled it round her leg (because it clips in so low down) it pulled tight, she went forward and her knee dislocated!!
Shes been backwards and forwards to the vets over the last 2 weeks and today was D day as there hadnt been any real improvement. X-rays today were better than feared and revealed the left knee will need surgically correcting, which is what we were expecting. Right knee is not brilliant but should cope and her hips, while not 100% perfect, are good enough. Her spine is perfect, hurrah!! The anatomy of the dodgy foot on xray is a sight to behold. Shes also somewhat bow legged, possibly from being brought up in a crate. Ive seen this quite a few times before.
The reason it was D day was because I wasnt going to go all supervet with her and put her through multiple procedures but one surgery to correct the knee is different. Just got to decide now if my vet can do it or its an orthopaedic referral. Financially thats a massive difference so Im hopeful for the first option
Shes coping with confinement fairly well but shes only a baby still so shes being quite naughty. Its quite nice to have her still a bit sedated today
Thirty years Ive travelled the dogs in the boot of my cars, behind a dog guard and never once been rear ended. Three days into having a supposedly safer alternative of a doggy seatbelt and Im staring down the barrel of a 2k surgery, not to mention turning Willows world upside down again. I shall stick to the boot, the odds are better.
Gratuitous photo of the zonked out sedated little person who couldnt even get up to get out of the car earlier!!
