6 Weeks Post-Op

We saw Casey's orthopedic surgeon this morning. He was very pleased with Casey's recovery. He said the knee is nice and solid. It felt tight in the joint, and he has full range of motion! He said Casey is recovering faster than the 6 week mark.

Casey got the okay to get back on the couch! He is one happy dog! Finally no more covering it to keep him off and he wasn't sure what to think as I encouraged him on! He must have thought I was crazy after all the "NO's" to keep him off for the last 2 months!

We were told to continue the walks as often as we could and slowly continue to increase the times. We were also told that the stairs were okay to do with us with him controlled for therapy. He currently does them 2 times per day for bed at night and to come down in the morning. The orthopedic again stressed that walking is what will bring the muscle back and what is best. So we will continue to do this and Casey still has the freedom of the bottom floor of our house. Today I finally put his raised feeder with his bowls back in the kitchen instead of on the living room carpet!

We are making strides and we couldn't be more happy! I had a few questions for the surgeon. One being why does it seem that his knee points outward when he walks. He told us that it does that until the muscle returns fully and over time it will dissipate. And for the same reason is why Casey does not fully use the leg without a limp inside, but seemingly does outside. So we are working on regaining that muscle!

So we will return again in 3 more weeks which at that point Casey will stay for sedation for x-rays to confirm bone healing. Then we were told Phase 2 of recovery begins! I suspect that means less restrictions and a bit more freedom! Yippee!