a beautiful day in the neighborhood

it was such a beautiful day I decided to drive over to the rail trail for Sony's walk. can you say happy dog!!! she could barely contain herself but settled and we had a great walk. we walked for almost 30 min, she would have liked to keep going but didn't want to over do it. it was nice not to have to worry about cars whizzing by. Tom I am off to a trial and she can walk at the site. I am trying to walk her in as many different places to keep it more interesting. at home on the road she hates it when I turn around and head home.
Sony has an appt for underwater treadmill Tuesday at 8PM, her pool hasn't arrived yet. hopefully this week.

Judy and Sony

6 week recheck

I can't believe its been 6 weeks since Sony's surgery. it went by pretty quick. although if you ask her seems like forever :) I took her last night after work, and we met the other surgeon Dr Berzon. the techs took her in the back for x rays and then her came out and talked with me then we went to look at the Xray. gotta love Digital !!! He said he thought she was doing great, was trucking around on her leg just fine and it felt nice and tight to him. the x ray looked great too. almost completely healed and he gave her the green light to start PT. more walking, and water therapy! won't she be happy! we go back for another check in 6 weeks to see how she is doing. needles to say I am thrilled on the report and Can't wait to get started on the underwater treadmill and her pool!

Judy and Sony

fun day

Well I am finally over my cold and feeling much better. so I drove to the Springfield cluster and took Sony (and Rivet) with me. let me say how nice it was to walk her inside where it was warm!!! we got to see lots of friends some knew about her surgery and some didn't but everyone was happy to see her getting around so well. we visited our friend Mary and Sony got a massage which of course she just loved. we walked around some more watched some runs and then I let her rest in the van while I went back in to shop. I took her for a walk at the school on my way home and then did her exercises before I left to go shopping. I really thought she would be sore when I got home but she wasn't. she always seems to get out of her crate a tiny bit stiff the first few steps but then is just fine. so all and all a very good day considering how busy she was. I also ordered her pool last night and it should be here this week and maybe next week I can put it up. we almost have the area ready for it.


Judy and Sony

still cold

its still been very cold and windy. and I am just getting over my cold. I was in PA again yesterday and walked Sony there in the fields. first walk was about 20 min second almost 15. she walked just fine but today she seemed a bit stiff getting out of her crate, I figured it was because of yesterday. I left her crated most of the day so she could rest. I walked her about 3PM for 15 min and she seemed just fine. back to her self. I am going to drive up to the big Springfield show tomorrow and maybe get her another massage.

Nick's cousins were here today and so Sony got some extra attention :) :)


Judy and a very happy Sony

Brrrrrrrr its cold!!!

It was very cold today and I a fighting a cold so poor Sony only got 1 15 min walk. and to make matters worse I left her home while I went to go teach for a few hrs. but she got a nice bone and dinner and seems to have forgiven me.

the good news is she has actually trotted a few ties on our walk. she lags behind to sniff and usually when she catches up she just lifts her leg, but the last few days she put it down and was using it. not allot of weight but some and if she trots slow its even more. I am hoping the weather gets a little better so we can walk more.

Judy and Sony

weekend

This weekend I took the girls to PA for a Seminar, and on Sunday Sony got to see one of her PT's, David Acciani from Advanced Canine in NJ ,http://www.dogpt.com/ , he comes to the training building to do massages. Sony has seen him MAny times over the past year and just loves him. He is familiar with what has been going on with her all year. he said she looks great and said she could even walk up to 20 min 2x a day. He gave me some good exercises to do to help her leg and keep other leg from getting tight and sore. He explained some things about the healing process and told me there is a very good chance she could be back in the ring in April. he thought the pool I was planning to put in the basement is a great idea. all in all she was in pretty good shape and was making appropriate progress. we'll see hime again on 12/3 when I go down for a lesson with the young girls.

Judy and Sony

good morning :)

if you remember Sony was using the leg outside but not inside the house , I believe because of the slippery wood floors, well last night and this morning she has been putting it down and walking on it in the house. not bad considering yesterday was the first time for the 10 min walk .

Judy and Sony

treatment #3 and more walking!

Sony had acupuncture treatment #3 last night and although she laid there like a good girl, it took all her self control to do it. she did eventually calm down and relax the last few minutes :)
Her wish came true and today we walked for 10 min this AM, she was so happy when we passed our usual driveway I turn around at and kept going. she did just fine. I plan on doing 10 minutes for the first walk then 5 min the second walk for a few days and so long as she seems ok I will do 2 10 minute walks. I had a few people ask me what supplements she is on, this is her list:

she eats a raw diet of chicken or turkey mixed with veggies about 6 oz, usually 8-10 but I cut it back.

she is hypo thyroid so she takes a pill (Soloxine .02) for that 2x a day
trixsyn. to help the joint fluid 1/2 tsp 2 x a day
some chinese herbs I get from work that aid in healing.
and .7cc of adequan 1x a week for 4 weeks then we start spreading it out and eventually will be 1 x a month this will help the cartilage in her knee.
I have deramax and medicam to use as needed when she seems sore. currently she is not on anything daily

Judy and Sony

more walking and road trip!

Sony started walking 2x a day for 5 min each on wed , she really likes her walks and really powers off her leg, still anything more than that she pulls it up. she hasn't had any pain meds in a few days and seems to be ok. in the spring I was power walking her a few times a week for a few miles. so now when I put her harness on she wants to go go go!! doesn't want to turnaround and go back to the house :)
we also took a road trip to PA yesterday, I had Lesson with the 2 young dogs and took Sony to see some more friends. I did her second walk down there for a change of scenery. she really enjoyed it but was hard to keep her walking. so many sniffs! still she had a good time. unfortunately she is feeling a bit too good so she has been spending more time in her crate so she stays quiet. she of course thinks this just stinks ! her weight has stayed pretty good(harness still fits:) ) her appetite is good and she has no problem eating all her supplements.


Judy and Sony

treatment #2 and update

I had Sony to the Office today for her second Acupuncture treatment. she seemed to enjoy it more than the first, I don' think they tingled as much, and she even took a short nap. Angela said her knee felt very good too her.

We have been walking for 5 minutes once a day and she has been doing great, I weaned her off the daily pain meds and can use it as needed if she gets sore. tomorrow she starts walking 2x a day for 5 min each. she really loves the walks. I wish they could be longer but not yet :)

Judy and Sony

Best walk yet!

just finished taking Sony for her 5 minute walk, WHOO HOOO! was the best one so far. she did the entire 5 minutes, completly baring weight on the leg the entire time. we are now hanging out getting ready to watch the Relay and then GP finals in AZ.

Judy and Sony

walking

Sony has been doing her 5 min walks for a few days and seems to be doing well. I was using her gencon lead but she really was fighting it more than walking so I went to her harness and she seems to be doing OK, when she is outside she really uses the leg, inside she hesitates I believe because of the slippery floors inside. I think the leg feels better because she is trying to do more so she ends up spending more time in a crate staying quiet . 1 more month and we can hopefully start the underwater treadmill.

Just and Sony