Tips For Your Amputated Dog’s Rehabilitation
After your dog gets amputated, the next step is the rehabilitation period. You will need to keep in touch with your veterinarian for this so that your dog will get back into shape. It doesn’t matter how your dog became amputated, the thing is that rehabilitation is necessary. In this article, we’ll answer some of the most typical questions that the pet owners have when their dogs lose a limb.
“My dog lost a leg, is it fine to have him exercise on a regular basis?”
Since amputations are fairly rare, most dog owners will be going through this experience for the first, and hopefully last time. Every dazed dog owner seems to believe that they shouldn’t exercise the dog after it gets home, giving it a “rest” period so that it gets used to living without one of it’s limbs. This is simply not true! Its completely the opposite, in fact.
Dogs actually don’t need that rest period since they are capable of adapting very fast and not allowing them to exercise will make the rehabilitation process slower. The 3 legged dog can still do as well as other dogs. You will be amazed at how quickly they can cope with their ‘loss’.
It is true that your dog will have a funny limp, it is very emotionally rewarding to see your dogie companion almost back to normal.
If you want to make sure this happens fast, you can always watch what your dog does outdoors. Keeping an eye will ensure that your dog is never going to have any more accidents while he is still recovering.
If you have for instance given your dog a prosthetic leg, it might be a problem when you are in a slippery floor. You should throw some rugs for the hardwood floor, linoleum or cemented areas that might become slippery when wet.
Keep close watch on how the rest of your dogs limbs are handling. If the leg opposite of the amputated one begins to look like it’s muscle mass is declining or it looks thinner then it should, it could pose a real problem for your dog’s mobility. Although there have been dogs who have been known to just walk around on their hind legs, the front legs are a different story.
Just in case the limb looks weak, you might want to buy a harness. Using a harness to help with the extra weight is better than potentially immobilizing your dog for the rest of their life.
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