Help! My dog has a torn ACL!
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aggle-rithm
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OK, the vet says the infection is superficial and is going to send her home with antibiotics. They removed a couple of the staples to let it drain. I'm crossing my fingers hoping that the surgical repair hasn't failed.
Her leg apparently itches something crazy. She has figured out how to scratch it using the edge of the E-collar. She hasn't managed to get to the wound itself, but has rubbed the skin raw just next to it.
The most troubling thing is her reluctance to move more than a couple of inches. I don't think she was stayed still for this long since she was a zygote.
On the other hand, she has a healthy appetite, as always.
Her leg apparently itches something crazy. She has figured out how to scratch it using the edge of the E-collar. She hasn't managed to get to the wound itself, but has rubbed the skin raw just next to it.
The most troubling thing is her reluctance to move more than a couple of inches. I don't think she was stayed still for this long since she was a zygote.
On the other hand, she has a healthy appetite, as always.
aggle-rithm
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Mal-Dog (from henceforth to be known as The Great Mal-dini) managed to circumvent her E-collar by stretching just right and bending the plastic. The vet techs were astonished. They fashioned her a new, ludicrously huge E-collar that she (supposedly) can't defeat:
She's doing better now. Starting to put weight on her leg again.
She's doing better now. Starting to put weight on her leg again.