Brinks' Mom
New member
Hello Everyone,
It's been quite some time since I've posted. Life has been throwing some lemons at me consistently and I've been busy trying to make lemonade out of it.
It's been a "HUGE" comfort to be able to come back here and read about all the advice and experiences in taking care of our "bear babies".
Brinks ruptured his right knee cruciate and has had TTA surgery. It is 5 days post op today and so far so good cross my fingers pray to God that it stays that way. Other than the first 24 hours after surgery, he has been walking remarkably well and each day getting better and better. I know today is only day 5 but I'm extremely pleased and relieved with the results so far. Now to just keep doing what we're doing so nothing goes wrong is where my stress comes in. He even lifted his leg to pee this morning bearing all weight on the operated leg...my mouth dropped and my heart stopped when I saw that.
His appetite was good first few days but has gone down a bit the last 2 days...stool was a bit runny and dark....excessive panting (at night only) and a look of extreme worry on his face...thanks to the info here about NSAIDS my red flag went up and I called the Vet. I stopped giving him the Deramaxx as of yesterday so his last dose was Saturday morning. Pain patch comes off today and all that is left is another dose of Tramadol for tonight and tomorrow. Do you think he will need more? I bought Dog Gone Pain but have not used it yet.
All the wonderful ideas on this forum from all of you is helping me get through this. Ramp was built, sling, inflatable collar, rugs covering every possible inch of the floor, two mattresses on the floor...one for him and one for me, couch has a fort built in front and obstacles on it so he doesn't jump on it and believe me when I tell you he stands in front of it and you could see the wheels in motion trying to figure out how he could get on the couch.
When he was neutered in September (2 years old) we were told about his hip dysplasia. The neuter surgery was a fiasco....his sack swelled up the size of a small cantalope with blood. Hip Dysplasia was confirmed with a new set of xrays this time around as well. His left hip is moderate to severe with a bit of arthritis already showing and his right hip is a little loose from the socket. He already was showing discomfort if he went on a longer walk before the knee injury. First things first...is to heal from the knee and then I'll worry about his hips.
So I guess we've joined the Hip Club and the Knee Club?
Thank you again..
You all get a set of angel wings as far as I'm concerned.:hugs:
With Love,
It's been quite some time since I've posted. Life has been throwing some lemons at me consistently and I've been busy trying to make lemonade out of it.
It's been a "HUGE" comfort to be able to come back here and read about all the advice and experiences in taking care of our "bear babies".
Brinks ruptured his right knee cruciate and has had TTA surgery. It is 5 days post op today and so far so good cross my fingers pray to God that it stays that way. Other than the first 24 hours after surgery, he has been walking remarkably well and each day getting better and better. I know today is only day 5 but I'm extremely pleased and relieved with the results so far. Now to just keep doing what we're doing so nothing goes wrong is where my stress comes in. He even lifted his leg to pee this morning bearing all weight on the operated leg...my mouth dropped and my heart stopped when I saw that.
His appetite was good first few days but has gone down a bit the last 2 days...stool was a bit runny and dark....excessive panting (at night only) and a look of extreme worry on his face...thanks to the info here about NSAIDS my red flag went up and I called the Vet. I stopped giving him the Deramaxx as of yesterday so his last dose was Saturday morning. Pain patch comes off today and all that is left is another dose of Tramadol for tonight and tomorrow. Do you think he will need more? I bought Dog Gone Pain but have not used it yet.
All the wonderful ideas on this forum from all of you is helping me get through this. Ramp was built, sling, inflatable collar, rugs covering every possible inch of the floor, two mattresses on the floor...one for him and one for me, couch has a fort built in front and obstacles on it so he doesn't jump on it and believe me when I tell you he stands in front of it and you could see the wheels in motion trying to figure out how he could get on the couch.
When he was neutered in September (2 years old) we were told about his hip dysplasia. The neuter surgery was a fiasco....his sack swelled up the size of a small cantalope with blood. Hip Dysplasia was confirmed with a new set of xrays this time around as well. His left hip is moderate to severe with a bit of arthritis already showing and his right hip is a little loose from the socket. He already was showing discomfort if he went on a longer walk before the knee injury. First things first...is to heal from the knee and then I'll worry about his hips.
So I guess we've joined the Hip Club and the Knee Club?
Thank you again..
You all get a set of angel wings as far as I'm concerned.:hugs:
With Love,
