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Kaz scores an 8.5/10!
8.5 by Dr. Lozier’s standards and a 9 by mine, Kaz’s 17 week check-up was a victory.  Before the surgery, Lozier said she was at a 6 or 7 and he predicted her to be between an 8 and 9 after the surgery.  Hearing him rate her at an 8.5 was such [...]

Well, the good news is that Kaz’s bone has compeletely healed.  The bad news is that Dr. Lozier thinks her femur might need to be straightened.  She is still showing signs of lameness in her left leg and Dr. Lozier attributes it to her slightly bowed femur.  Of course, when they initially x-rayed her for [...]

I was hoping that the Christmas tree might bring a little excitement into Kaz’s penned up life, but she only likes the tree when she gets to chew on the branches.
It’s getting tougher to keep Kaz confined to her pen and designated area in the yard.  She is ready to go!  We stopped giving her [...]

We are 4 weeks into Kaz’s TPLO recovery and her limp/walk is looking great.  She is almost moving as well as she was before the surgery (just a slight limp).  We haven’t been able to walk her any great distances, so I’m not sure what her walk will look like over an extended length of [...]

Week 3 has flown by and there isn’t too much to report since Kaz is doing great.  Even though I can sense Kaz’s impatience at her recovery, she is a trooper and continues to be as mellow as she can.
She is now power walking during her potty breaks and is using her bad leg as [...]