We have hit the one month post-surgery mark. Zora is doing very well with the TPLO surgery on her remaining rear leg. She Passed her 2-week post op check with flying colors and was released to begin the underwater treadmill rehab. We began that on 15 February. It went very well, we have a wonderful licensed Rehab Nurse, Matt. He provided a very clear set of instruction sheets for the at-home exercises to strengthen the muscles, and stretches and then proceeded to show us each move. Quality Rehab facility. Very difficult to find near us, this one is an hour away along country backroads.
Zora did three 2-minute underwater treadmill walk sets, interspersed with 2 minutes of whirlpool water between sets. She ‘walked’ on the treadmill (underwater) using her rear foot on the bottom. Very pleased and proud of her. She was pooped that evening and took herself to bed really !!
We have also hit the “I am ready to walk in the yard (she was very restricted for 2 weeks due to only having the one rear leg) to go pee and poo”. That is a big relief to both the humans and to her as it has also put her back in sync on her normal potty schedule. A little sitting out in the sunshine watching the street activity and short walks (40 feet) about 4 times a day and we call it a good day . Stronger and stronger each day. She really wants to get crazy but that will need to wait for a couple of more months in her case. Very Happy with her strong recovery to date.
