Hi there. Our 3.5 year old frenchie is requiring surgery on a luxating patella on at least one hind leg - perhaps at some stage both. He will probably also require surgery on his cruciate ligament. With at least 6 weeks cage rest ahead and no hydrotherapy places in our area, we are looking for anyone's experience with this type of surgery and post operative care.
Luxating Patella Surgery tips
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davidh
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We took in a rescue that required the luxating patella surgery. We had our vet do the surgery and he told us to walk him several times a day for short walks at first, plus work the joint several times a day. No hydrotherapy was done on him and he is fine today. That was several years ago. This was on an English bulldog.
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We had to do this with our Bulldog, twice. We turned one of our spare rooms into his 'bedroom' and slept on the floor with him for the 6 MONTHS (remember we did this twice). We removed all the furniture, place a mattress on the floor and took turns sleeping with him. We placed a baby gate at the door so he could see everuything going on when we were not with him and we carried him up/down stairs and only took him out for potty and he was always on leash
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Our male bull terrier had this surgery. He had to stay the night at the vet. He went out to do his business always on a leash and we had to take him in for adequan injections for joint repair. He was a big strong boy, so we couldn't risk him injuring himself.
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