Zoee's leg update #15

[Taz_Zoee]

We believe Zoee tore her ACL (or damaged it at least). She has been at my moms since Christmas (I miss her soo much!). For several weeks she was on very limited activity. NO running, jumping or stairs. Each time I talked to my mom and asked if she was improving the response was "she has her good days and her bad days". Bruce kept saying she's not improving........bring her home.
Last weekend my mom got the idea to start a walking program. We would do water therapy but it is way too cold for that right now. So she started walking her for 15 - 20 minutes twice a day. Very slow walks. Just in a few days my mom said she can see an improvement.
I was confused as to why she thought walking would be better. But she explained that the leg probably already healed up during the two months of practically no activity. And now she just needs to strengthen the muscle back up. She said when she stands her entire leg shakes. That's probably because her muscle is weak. She is already seeing an improvement in that area and she is limping much less too.
I am so lucky to have my mom to do this for me. Her main focus is getting Zoee better so she can come home where she belongs.

[kaycountrygal]

That's good news, right? Hmmm, will your mom give Zoee back to you? just saying.... I bet she's grown very fond of her.

[Taz_Zoee]

That's good news, right? Hmmm, will your mom give Zoee back to you? just saying.... I bet she's grown very fond of her.

It is good news. Tonight she told me while she was walking she asked my dad if he thought she was walking better and he said yes. So it's not only my mom seeing it. I will see her in a couple weeks so I can see for myself how she is doing.
Funny you should mention about her giving her back. She joked with me and said if she stays much longer she's not coming home. That was when we were looking at the possibility of her staying there for a year if needed. But if things progress as they are, she should be home in a few months. Of course my mom loves her, but she knows her home is here with us. She is dealing with four dogs right now. Her own two, mine and their pool guy has his mastiff out there. She can't ignore a dog, so she takes care of him too.

[Alysser]

Poor Zoee!! I really hope this helps her. For some reason I always thought that if dogs tore their ACL they needed surgery? I guess it depends on a number of factors.

I really hope she improves. There's nothing worse than seeing your baby suffer. Please keep us updated!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks for keeping us updated. I'm glad to hear that she's improving. Hopefully she'll be able to come home soon.

[Bonny]

Your mom sounds great & am glad to hear Zoe is improving.

[Taz_Zoee]

Poor Zoee!! I really hope this helps her. For some reason I always thought that if dogs tore their ACL they needed surgery? I guess it depends on a number of factors.

I really hope she improves. There's nothing worse than seeing your baby suffer. Please keep us updated!

I guess it depends on how bad the tear is. And I think hers wasn't too bad since she never cried and she put weight on it at times. But I'm not a vet, so I don't know. My vet didn't really tell me how bad it was. I just heard surgery and lost it a little. I don't want to put her through that if it can be avoided.

Thanks everyone! I'll try to remember to take some pictures when I see her. If she'll sit still long enough.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I'm glad to see a Zoee update, I bet you're missing her like crazy. Hopefully this will continue to improve her condition and you two will be reunited soon