Week 8

The limp continued into Monday and I nearly canceled hydro on Tuesday. I called the hydrotherapist to ask advice, and she felt we should carry on.
Tuesday he woke up sound, went to hydro and managed 55 lengths.
I have been slowly increasing his walking this week, as of Friday he is now on 3x1/2mile walks, though we will reduce again if the leg seems sore.
He has been showing considerable stiffness on rising sometimes this week, but it usually wears off after a little use.
Hydro Saturday morning went to 60 lengths and he was swimming in batches of 15 instead of 10 to try and increase his stamina.
He really wants to get back to normal now

Week 9

We have cut back slightly on the lengths in hydro as he was lame after last Saturdays 60 lengths, we are now keeping it to 50 lengths until he sees the vet next week.
There doesn't seem to have been much improvement this week, but he has been on full allowable walks every single day and he has started to want to trot rather than just walk
This is how he walks now

looking realy good there

Last update
Unless something goes wrong.

Vet gave us the all clear to start building up exercise on the 3rd June.
We are now back up to 60 lengths at hydro and today have had 3 walks of 3/4, 11/2 and 1/2 mile.
Although he is not completely sound, there only seems to be a slight dip in his step once the stiffness has gone. He's also sometimes a little sore toward the end of a walk, when we have increased the distance.
We still need to be careful to stay on flat ground as a twist really hurts him.
He is still very stiff after exercise, but this soon wears off once he starts moving again.
Only another 4 weeks before we can get back to normal.
Can't wait

If anyone is going through the TPLO or TTA, please feel free to add your own diary to this one.

To follow on from ronas diary ths is one on the recovery from TPLO.This is ambers 2nd operation and have decided to record events etc to hopefully help anyone about to go through with this know what to expect.At the end of the diary i will put up pictures from the day i got her back to the stitches out etc.

DAY 1
Got amber back at 10.00 this morning tbh she is a bit out of it,she walked out herself and was discharged with 10 days antibiotics and tramodol(would have had metacam to but i already had this) the wound was dressed only lightly though im told some surgeons heavily bandage.
Nothing to say really on day 1 as said shes pretty much out of it.

DAY 2
Amber was in quite a bit of pain today,we went into the garden and she did go bothe ends!!! (last operation it took about 3 days for her to poop which im told is quite normal).
We came back in and she settled but was crying in pain,i got a bit worried as i never had this with her first operation so phoned the vet.
He said to see how she goes as she is already on max dose of tramodol for her weight.
The pain eased in the afternoon and she had some relaxed sleep for the rest of the day.

DAY 3
wow!!! what a difference she woke up wagging her tail and wanted to go to toilet she can weight bare although im using a sling for support at the moment
shes eating and drinking fine and movin well when aloud!!!
Alot less swelling this time compared to her other leg also.

DAY4
Another good day for amber today she rested well and has also been into the garden foe toilet breaks,she is able to weight bare on the leg very well,she did however decide she would run across the room!!! i jumped up and quickly stopped her and she was fine.