Zoee - good news/bad news

[mrspunkysmom]

Sorry to hear Zoee got worse once coming back home. Perhaps a surgery and recovery at your mom's.

I support whatever decision you make.

[Taz_Zoee]

Sorry to hear Zoee got worse once coming back home. Perhaps a surgery and recovery at your mom's.

I support whatever decision you make.

This is why I'm trying to avoid surgery. There is no way she could recover at our house and I really don't want to put that responsibility on my mom. But if it comes down to it................we'll figure it out.
I am hopeful since she was doing so well before I brought her home. And even when I went to take her back she was walking really well on that leg again. I wanted to keep her home another week (since I'm going back up there on Thursday for graduations) but then decided not to because she could injure it further.

I would have to discuss this long and hard with my mom to see if she would be willing to care for her after surgery. She is the one that is more against an "unnecessary" surgery. So I'd have to convince her it is necessary. I'm just going to give it another try and we'll go from there. She is not in horrible pain. In fact it doesn't slow her down at all. Or she would be in surgery as we speak.

Thanks for all the ideas, suggestions and tips everyone! I will revisit this thread as I need to.

[luvofallhorses]

Well, you may not notice her being in pain because some dogs hide pain well so you may want to get that leg looked at by the vet again.

[Jessika]

Keep us updated!!!

[Taz_Zoee]

Keep us updated!!!

Thank you!

I did talk to the vet (on the phone) about her knee. The other vet in the office, not the one that originally saw her for it. She suggested we have a consult with a surgeon. Like Bruce said, what are they going to tell us? That she needs surgery. Would a surgeon really tell us she doesn't need surgery, since that's what they do?
But that would be our next step. And it may be sooner than we want if she doesn't show improvement again.

[chocolatepuppy]

I'm sorry, I just don't get why the holdup on surgery. It's not going to get better! I had my RB Laceys knees both done and we had two dogs, two dogs who wanted to play.

[Scooter's Mom]

Putting a pet through surgery is really such a personal decision. I hope that whatever you decide in the long run, that Zoee remains a happy girl.
Many hugs to you both.

[Jessika]

I'm sorry, I just don't get why the holdup on surgery. It's not going to get better! I had my RB Laceys knees both done and we had two dogs, two dogs who wanted to play.

Because the only appropriate place to recover and properly keep up with post-op restrictions would be at her mother's (right?) house, and they don't want to put that much responsibility on her, is my understanding.