Final Kira Update
For Celia and anyone else who has been keeping tabs on our dog Kira who had the knee surgery: She had her six-week check-up today at the vet's and she's doing very well. She is walking on that leg now, though still favoring it, which the vet said is probably habit now more than necessity. He checked her leg thoroughly and was very pleased--no clicking, no stiffness, great range of motion--Kira just needs to build those muscles up again after six weeks of little use. Poor dear still has a LOT of hair to grow in on that leg, but hopefully when she sheds her winter coat the difference will be less noticeable--not that she probably cares all that much!More good news is that she lost another 4 pounds! That puts her at a 9 pound total loss and within 5 pounds of where the vet would like to see her weight. The Fit & Trim dog food is doing its stuff--that and strict orders to the kids not to feed her table scraps! No wonder her knee went out on her; she was way too heavy, poor love. Maybe NOW the kids believe me...
Ack! DH is calling. Off for now.
Jean in VT
posted by Jean in VT @ 8:09 PM
1 Comments:
Good to hear about Kira's excellent progress. Think I'll try Trim and Fit Dog Food - certainly could use a nine pound weight loss myself. On a serious note, my son's family had a foster dog (she was too old and frail to be formally adopted from the shelter) who walked on only three legs for years because she had been hit by a car and not properly taken care of afterwards by her previous owners. She enjoyed five years of excellent care and lots of love!!
Margaret from Long Island, NY
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