Posts Tagged ‘Health’

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 [...]

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 [...]

Week Two of the TPLO recovery signifies the mastery of routine.  BJ, Kaz, and I have all adjusted to our new daily schedule and it has really made our lives a lot easier.  We started leaving her alone for a couple hours each day to see how she would do in her pen without supervision.  [...]

A week ago today, Kaz was under anesthesia and getting her tibia voluntarily broken by the surgeons at Northwest Vet Specialists.  We’ve had some rough days but her leg is significantly improving each day and I feel more and more confident about the decision to have this invasive surgery.
Kaz seems to be in great spirits, [...]