rosie

Hello everyone! iam Posting about rosie! she is my 2 year old Cavalier king charles spaniel!
at about 8/9 months, we noticed her leg gave way! we took her to the vet and they told us she had a dislocated patella!!!! (poor girl . At about 10 months old she has a operation to fix her leg!
it did go well! but Now she has some artritis in her leg! she is on some pain killers that were given to us by the vet!
she is also on garlic tablets for her heart! as u can see rosie is a bit overweight! we are getting her weight down! she gets an hour exercise everyday!
she carnt burn as much calories as the other 2 cavaliers! because of her leg problem!
and as u can see from my pictures! rosie doesnt let it hold her back! she enjoys running, playing and being a average 2 yr old dog LOL

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...DSCF0006-7.jpg

Aw, sweet Rosie girl, positive thoughts going out for you. I hope you will soon be able to run and play with your cavy sibs.

Getting the weight down will probably help decrease the pain due to less weight to support. In general for dogs the fastest way to get weight loss is to feed less. If fed the same consistent diet dogs tend to become finely tuned to the amount they eat: Give less, they lose weight. Give more they gain weight. Start by reducing the amount of food by 25%.

Unclear why garlic tablets are being given. There is some evidence in the scientific literature that garlic can lower hypertension through its diuretic effect. Most of the experiments carried out in dogs were in the early 1990s. As with all such experiments involving plant material, what they used is probably not what you can buy at a store. There are also reports that garlic can induce hemolytic anemia in dogs over time.