Well, at just under a year old Riley got to go into the vet for pulling her leg while running. After some tests and a few x-rays it turns out she has pretty bad hip dysplasia in both hips, the right hip being worse than the left. She is a month too old for triple osteotomy of the pelvis, and way too young, and large, for femoral head excision.
The vet told us to keep her to lowered levels of activity and no long walks. She gave us anti-inflamatory pills for when Riley appears to be sore, or in pain. The problem is that Riley got her name from always being riled up. She loves to run, and we have a large back yard. Also, her favorite thing in the world is to play fetch, and the vet said no more of that.
How do you keep a 1 year old aussie/retriever mix, who lives to be active, inactive?
I'd be interested to hear if anyone has been in a similar situation and what steps they took to make sure that their best friend has/had as good a quality of life as possible.
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