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Our girl just had a TPLO in January. The day she comes home, have zero plans and take off work. Your pup will need your companionship because they will feel so traumatized and confused. The next day was a lot better, she was bearing just a little bit of weight.
My dog is always tough and pretends she has no pain, coupled with the pain pills she acted like she could run marathons a week in. It was A LIE and we had to put her on anti anxiety meds to chill her out so she didn't damage her hardware. 12 year old dogs should not have zoomies but she just felt that good. ๐ฉ Don't be shy asking for anti-anxiety meds to mellow your pup out if she's normally an energetic mess. It helps a lot.
Jumping on furniture was also a problem. We ended up putting our mattress on the floor and sleeping there for six weeks so she wouldn't jump on the bed. We also bought dog beds and put her favorite blankets on them in EVERY room to bait her into not jumping. It mostly worked. Mostly.
We're two months in now and she's doing awesome. She had a bad few days last week, after sleeping on it funny, that scared me because she refused to use the leg at first but she just needed time to heal from her self-inflicted discomfort and she's walking normally right now.
Thank you, this is so helpful to know what recovery looks like. Hazel is super energetic and jumps on everything, so we will need to be really careful. Iโm so glad your girl is doing well!