Hi All,
Just wanted to share with my friends and ask for some prayers and healing thoughts for our Rozee.
As some of you may know we just moved from TN to AZ and into our new home last Saturday after being on the road for 7 weeks. In the last hour of being in the motor home, Rozee took a tumble and had to go to the vet. Vet took x-rays and did the standard manipulations of her knees. Felt it was a bad sprain in her left knee but also dx'd luxating patella's Put her on metacam and said she should be alright in a week or so. We have been carrying her everywhere, to eat, to do her business just trying to reduce the strain on her.
Today I noticed she couldn't get up so rushed to pick her up and took her again to the vet. Different vet, same practice. He did the manipulations. He said she had damaged the ligaments in her right knee and would need surgery. My reply was I was not willing to take that risk as she is 15 years old and have been through this with my Roxee girl but only on one knee. Roxee was much younger.
Now trying to teach her to go potty with a towel to support her rear end. She does not like it but finally peed but I know she needs to poop.
She is now on metacam, 10 mg tramadol, and 500 mg methocarbamol.
Can't believe this has happened, we don't let her jump up or do stairs because of her age and stature. I was just bragging on her that she didn't act like a 15 year old, was always ahead of the pack, loved to play and run, pick on LittleBit, Mickee and Kittee. Now this She just loves to play with her toys and always goes to her basket of toys to bring me one, and if I ignore her, she gets very vocal. It's a nightly ritual. Pattee and I just feel horrible for her and are mad at ourselves.
So some healing thoughts and prayers for a quick non surgical recovery would be appreciated.
Thanks all.