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Old 17-04-2010, 07:14 AM
rona
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Re: Cruciate operation diary

End of week 3

He is still lame on the leg but it has been improving slightly every day.
The joint worried me for a few days mid week looking very unstable but has improved over the last two days.
The leg looks somewhat odd when he is standing, seeming to go in a curve that starts at the hip, goes out slightly at the knee and back in at the foot. I am hoping that this is just the most comfortable way to stand at the moment and that it will improve with time.
He does sometimes still limp quite badly when he first gets up from rest, but the foot is now always on the ground and the hopping has stopped
He is very slightly constipated and he cannot just perform on command, therefore we are doing quite a few nighttime trips to the garden.
He has started to become quite depressed and occassionally has been trying to play. It feels so mean to have to stop him.
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