prayers please - worried about Keegan

[Logan]

I know you are probably at the vets office right now, Staci. Just wanted you to know that I am thinking of Keegan and hoping it is nothing serious. I may not be able to check in until much later, but please know that I have you guys in my prayers.

Logan

[Karen]

We'll be glad to get the update, hope it's nothin' that isn't easily fixed.

[shais_mom]

Thanks everyone for your continued thoughts and prayers and keep them up we aren't out of the woods yet!

She was using it today with toe weight until we got to the vet's then when they called us in the room she got so excited that she took off and slid on lineolum and rolled over to her back. (see a pattern here? this is what she did originally a week ago her paw slid off the rug in the bathroom). They took her and weighed her and good news is she has lost another 2 pounds so she is down 14 pounds total. But by the time she came back she wasn't even putting it down at all. So I got her settled and quieted before Dr. M came in and wouldn't ya know - when he came in she went wild. She hopped over to him and his eyes widened and said "how long" I said 'one day' - oh good. So I explained the whole story to him and told him I had talked with a girl at work whose dog had ruptured his ACL and I told him I was convinced that is what she has done. He looked at me and said "your smart!" (I always surprise them with my research or things I know - working in a hospital has it's benefits!) SOOOOOO
he did the best exam he could on the floor but then the 85 pound girl had to get on the table!!! He lifted her up there. She wasn't thrilled with that at all! I don't think she's been up there since she was LITTLE! He felt a little bit of a slide in her right knee but not a lot. Compared to the left - it did slip a bit but wasn't able to be dislocated and didn't make the clicking sound of it sliding over the meniscus. So he isn't completely convinced that it IS a ruptured ACL.. So he injected her with some meds and gave me Rimadyl tablets instead of the chewables to start tomorrow. I need to keep her on leash for a few days and to see if she improves. If she worsens by Monday we need to go back and have her sedated for manipulation and xrays. She also has scabs on her tail and rump due to digging at herself b/c I found fleas last week. ( Ohhhh yea I didn't mention that did I ) So the injection he gave her will help with the inflammation of that and the leg. She has also been digging around her anal glands so he expressed those too!!! She had it from both ends!!!

She's pretty tired so she is resting right now.
Tomorrow (hafta work in a half hour) allllllllllllllllll her tennis balls have to be put away!!! ooiiii
I am so relieved they do the surgery there if needed and she won't have to go to OSU! He said they do several a week!
So he is taking a slower approach then I anticipated. B/c I had convinced myself its a tear that I expected to have to take her to Columbus on Monday!

[gini]

Me thinks Mom and Keegan are a bit weary after that visit?

And Mom had to go into work! Yikes!

Keeping fingers and all the paws over here crossed that you will see improvement and no surgery will be necessary.

Hugs..................

[zippy-kat]

OH Keegie... what have you gotten yourself into? I guess it doesn't much matter now, just concentrate on feelin' better! Here's hoping everything rights itself by Monday!

[Logan]

Staci, I hope that rest and the meds will help her and that surgery won't be necessary. But if it is, you know she will still be ok!! Your vet sounds wonderful and that means a lot!

Will be thinking about you both this weekend, although I won't be here to check in.

Logan

[Bigyummydog]

XOXOXOXOXO!!!

[sabies]

Keegan slow down, limit your activity til you're better! Lots of good thoughts heading your way!

[RobiLee]

Get lots of rest, Keegan!! Lots hope this works. I'll be thinking about you.

[lizbud]

I'm so glad to hear the good news that it wasn't a rupture.
Hope with a few days without straining the leg, she will start
to feel much better. Hugs to Keegan on losing 2 more lbs.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Our thoughts and prayers are still with you ladies

Love, Terry, Daisy and Delilah

[cyber-sibes]

Sounds like you have a great vet, and they're do everything possible to keep Keegan comfortable & on the mend! Poor girl, it's so hard to HOLD STILL - especially when there's just so much to get excited over! (like Mom, the vet, the tennis balll, the sound in the other room... ) Hugs & prayers on their way from Star and Sherman (who hope to see Keegan over Labor Day in Findlay, if she's up to it, yes?)

[Cinder & Smoke]

Originally posted by shais_mom

... I need to keep her on leash for a few days ...

... allllllllllllllllll her tennis balls have to be put away!!!

Anybody 'splain this plan to Keegan??

Glad it's not a major crisis ...
hopefully she'll go along with the "Take it Eeeeezy"
program long enough to heal up.

{{{Hugs}}}

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by cyber-sibes
Sounds like you have a great vet, and they're do everything possible to keep Keegan comfortable & on the mend! Poor girl, it's so hard to HOLD STILL - especially when there's just so much to get excited over! (like Mom, the vet, the tennis balll, the sound in the other room... ) Hugs & prayers on their way from Star and Sherman (who hope to see Keegan over Labor Day in Findlay, if she's up to it, yes?)

barring her still limping or having surgery - yes we will be there!

[K9karen]

Here's praying that Keegan will feel and do better with the Rimydal and shot. Poor baby sure went through a lot! Your vet sounds fabulous! What a comfort that can be! Cody had ACL surgery and I think I was more freaked out then he was! Except for keeping him confined, it really wasn't that bad. He seemed to sense his limitations and was an excellent patient. He even let me put a plastic bag over his cast so he didn't pee on it. It seemed like the process took forever but he recovered very nicely. He was a bit put out by the 2nd surgery but made it through that too. Needless to say, he couldn't wait for his tennis balls either! I ate, slept and spent all my time in the family eoom where he was gated. He had a lot of company so was never alone. He had his pack with him. Hope that Monday brings good results and that her "chillin'" weekend makes her feel better! The other satisfying part is that he lost 25 pounds away from the kitchen!