Dolly did very well...she slept on top of my bed or in the stroller. Keeping Desi away was a little difficult, but he was only 7 months old. During the night he removhed some of her stitches, Therapy she tolerated well, with no problems. It was simple for me to do the leg extensions with her. Surgery was March 2010. First winter we had some problems but a heated rice pack for 5 minutes and then we did the stretches. No problems this past winter, and she can run very fast when shecwants to.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy TabPeggy & The Girls <[email protected]> wrote: No, not me. To the contrary I have known personally a couple of people that had it done on a Yorkie, and two chis, and it was very successful. I have heard of others in different groups that it was a very hard thing to go through, especially during recovery and for the first week, you have to keep the dog inactive, which is very difficult especially if you have a hyper dog but they all said it was worth it. I only know of one case where the recovery has been going on for months and not so successful, but then having read the constant post, my personal feeling was that this particular Vet wasn't a good surgeon to begin with. I think it all depends on how servere the knees are and mainly how good a surgeon the Vet is. All surgeries are risky for a chi, and it's a heart stop until they come out of the anesthesia -------Original Message------- From: Deanna Corey Date: 4/10/2012 5:16:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] NCR but still very sweet Peggy...wasn’t it you a few years back sharing info about this surgery and It’s possible failure or lack of effectiveness?? I remember someone posting a few articles about it...thought it was you...might be something great for Rebecca to read prior to surgery. I know those articles dissuaded someone at the time as they were extremely informative. I thought I saved them on my hard drive but I cant find them now...was it you?? In the Dog Park! Deanna From: Peggy & The Girls Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] NCR but still very sweet LOL! Love, love, love, the picture! Too much dog for me though, lol. Sorry to hear that Diego has to through the surgery. Seems I am hearing a lot of chis going through this again. That is an incredible cheap price. Prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery. Keep us posted as to how he does. -------Original Message------- From: Rebecca Date: 4/10/2012 7:24:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] NCR but still very sweet [1 Attachment] Thought I share a cute pic of my hubby with Daisy Also wanted to update you all on Diego. He has a very bad luxating petella. I've been shopping for vets to do this surgery. Found one yesterday that is apparently very good and charges $600 to do it. Some wanted $2500 yikes. The surgery will be scheduled tomorrow. Hopefully he will heal quickly. I just feel so sorry for the little guy!
