My dog had knee surgery one month ago today....?

Are you talking luxating patella here or ACL (cruciate ligament).

If ACL then he really should be putting the foot down by now, and yes I would be concerned after 1 month. It does take months to get back to normal but they should definitely put the foot to the floor and use it carefully after about a week.

If it is cruciate that you are talking about then I have nursed back about 8 of these for rescue. One was with me 6 months as it had to be redone (not my fault). The person that had him for the first few weeks allowed him to do far too much and it had snapped again. Now this is a possibility if you have not followed everything as you should, like keeping him on a lead even to go to wee in the garden.

I also had one with an infection in the joint which can happen and then you again will see the dog not putting the foot down. If it is this then it needs urgent attention.

Keep his weight right down. Extra protein at the moment will also cause extra energy which you don't want. Once the vet has ok'd it then hydrotherapy can be done from 4 to 6 weeks post op and this helps.

If you are talking luxating patella then I have no experience of this and so apologies for the long post.

If cruciate then make sure you keep that appointment Thursday as I would definitely be anxious about this also, and no it is not right.

You're bully could have easily re-injured the knee that was operated on. Just because he had surgery a year ago does not make that knee bionic. He might have also just strained it somehow and will be back to normal in a few days. See how he is tomorrow. If he seems to still be in pain then you should take him to the vets for an xray of the knee. One of my dogs (german shepherd) hurt herself and limped for a week. She didn;t seem to be in pain. The vet charged me $1500 for x-rays and tests and suggested orthopedic surgery which would have cost $7,000. A friend had the same problem with his dog and recommended I wait and watch for a few weeks. Within 2 weeks my dog was back to normal again-with no surgery. Remeber that dogs are like people (except BETTER) and they can twist an ankle or strain a muscle just like we can. I'd say watch and wait unless he seems to be in pain....then he must go to the vet. Good Luck

The other people here are much more knowledgeable on this subject than I, but I do know that there are drugs such as Rimadyl (carprofen) that can dramatically help with post operative joint pain in in dogs. While at first some pain is necessary to limit his use of the limb during the healing process, a correct dosage at this point might speed his rehabilitation. You might ask your vet what he/she thinks about this.

Has he shown any improvement? Any tendency to exhibit less discomfort when you preform the prescribed stretching as time has progressed since the operation? I do not know the breed,age of the dog, or procedure preformed on his leg but your vet should have informed you of the expected recovery time you can expect given these factors. From the other post it sounds like it may be several months before he shows substantial recovery. If he is substantially slower in recovery than what is normally observed, from my uninformed prospective, it seems logical that the lack of progress must be from pain, weakness in the leg from disuse during the recovery period, a botched procedure or a combination of some of these factors.

I have no expertise in these matters other than being a dog owner myself and exposure to an ex-girlfriend that worked in several pet emergency clinics and who when driving, would have been hard pressed to decide which way to steer if presented with the choice of hitting an animal or myself in the roadway.

Dogs react differently in different situations. I had two dogs that had knee surgery. One bounced right back and used his leg right away (after a few days), while the other one had trouble putting her leg down for a few weeks. Check with your vet about what is normal.

You didn't say WHICH knee and that's important.

If your dog had a torn cruciate ligament on a hind leg, I know all about it.

I didn't do PT with my boy, but we live on a farm at the top of a hill, so I simply took him on potty walks in the pasture, and found that he didn't favor the knee when walking uphill or downhill, but did favor and not use it fully when walking in the house of totally level floors. SO... if you can find a hilly area, I highly recommend walking up and down a hilly area to add to his exercise / PT regimen.

When dogs have knee surgery, the owners tend to worry quite a lot, so your reaction is very normal.-!-

Depending on what the surgery was, it can take up to six months to fully recover. It will be a gradual improvement, but generally one month after tendon or ligament surgery is too soon to be expecting them not to be sore.

My mother had shoulder ligament surgery, she was on major painkillers for a month after, she couldn't use that arm at all for 2 months, and was sore for another 3-4 months after that. About 8 months post surgery she felt that her arm was strong and normal.

Give him time.

It will take time after my dog had a luxating patella operation he could not put his leg down for a good few weeks wait until you have seen the vet and good luck

When his leg feels better, and he knows he can support his weight on it, he will put it down. It might take a while, or take not that long.

Your dog will put weight on his leg when he's ready.

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