reggae
Staff Captain
A few have asked about Rudee's surgery today, so...
Surgery is done, and Rudee did well. The surgery took about three hours and they did both front legs. His issues were in his elbows, and due to his fast growth. This causes the bone to crack and the loose piece rubs on the cartilage causing lameness. In other words, it had to be done, or he would be in severe pain for his lifetime.
The next 6 weeks will be very difficult. He has to be confined, no running, jumping, stairs, etc. He can go outside on a leash only for a quick minute. He is not going to be happy about that :whistle: But he will be on pain meds for about 10 days, so he should be sedated enough to keep him down. After that....well, he won't be happy....
They said he has bandages that go from his feet up above his elbows, that cannot get wet. He will get his bandages and stitches out in about 10 days.
The student that called said that Rudee was a very good patient. When they did rounds yesterday, they brought all the students in to "feel" his elbows and learn. Rudee proceeded to lick each one in the face! They thought that was "sweet"....I wonder how much they get paid to say that (lol)
So we pick him up tomorrow afternoon. I'll be glad to have all of this over with, and Rudee back to normal again...
Note: With all that's going on with dear Connie, I didn't want to offend anyone with my "dog" post, today. I only did this because a few had asked. I hope you understand...
Surgery is done, and Rudee did well. The surgery took about three hours and they did both front legs. His issues were in his elbows, and due to his fast growth. This causes the bone to crack and the loose piece rubs on the cartilage causing lameness. In other words, it had to be done, or he would be in severe pain for his lifetime.
The next 6 weeks will be very difficult. He has to be confined, no running, jumping, stairs, etc. He can go outside on a leash only for a quick minute. He is not going to be happy about that :whistle: But he will be on pain meds for about 10 days, so he should be sedated enough to keep him down. After that....well, he won't be happy....
They said he has bandages that go from his feet up above his elbows, that cannot get wet. He will get his bandages and stitches out in about 10 days.
The student that called said that Rudee was a very good patient. When they did rounds yesterday, they brought all the students in to "feel" his elbows and learn. Rudee proceeded to lick each one in the face! They thought that was "sweet"....I wonder how much they get paid to say that (lol)
So we pick him up tomorrow afternoon. I'll be glad to have all of this over with, and Rudee back to normal again...
Note: With all that's going on with dear Connie, I didn't want to offend anyone with my "dog" post, today. I only did this because a few had asked. I hope you understand...
