It’s all fun and games until someone gets injured! Bailie is always all about the fun, but Sunday, her back right paw seemed to be bothering her. She wouldn’t put weight on it. Mom kept an eye on it, but it didn’t get better. Wednesday Bailie went to the chiropractor, but that did not help, so yesterday she had to go to the vet. I wonder why the police are in the background…with Bailie, one never knows what she may have done, but Mom said they were not looking for her.
Mom couldn’t imagine what was wrong as Bailie would take a couple steps and then run, walk, and play as usual. She didn’t seem to be in any pain, but every time she would get up, she hobbled.
At the vet, Bailie felt good enough to try counter surfing, but they are smart folks at that place. See where the dog bones are? They are up high with the jars of equipment. There was no way she could reach them.
Bailie gave up on the treats and waited patiently for the vet to come in and have a look. Turns out she probably has a small tear in her ACL. This is quite devastating for all of us. We have never dealt with such an injury, and being so active, it brings us back to Mom and her broken ankle. Not a good situation.
The current plan is some pain medication, and dog bed rest for at least two weeks. Next week Mom has an appointment for her with one of the best orthopedic dog doctors in our area. The hope is they will be able to get a better diagnosis, and a treatment plan getting Bailie on the road to recovery, so resume her usual activities as soon as possible. After that appointment, we will know if surgery is required or not. Either way, we are all pretty sad around here. At least it is in the summer when we don’t like to be out much anyway, but Bailie won’t be doing her sports for a while, most likely.
It is really tough because both my sisters are so full of energy, and love playing wild games together, until someone gets injured. They both have a lot to learn about mellowing down and not playing for a while. Mom is also thankful right now that we have pet insurance. She never in a million years considered any of us having something go wrong with an ACL, but it may get pretty expensive, and insurance will help. We will give you an update on the patient next week after she sees the specialist.
Oh no, we’re so sorry to hear this! We know how tough it is to try to keep an active dog quiet, and how much your Mom will miss her sports with Bailie. Hopefully the specialist has some good answers and can come up with a plan to get Bailie better quickly.
We are really looking forward to the vet visit next week. Bailie is just sad because she can’t go along with us and doesn’t understand. Madison is frustrated because she is not allowed to play with her best buddy. We will get through it, but it will be tough.
Oh no Emma! We have THREE cousins who have had ACL surgery. The hardest part is the bed rest. We hope Bailie feels better really soon! Have a good day, your doodle friend Dash
If we didn’t have Madison it would be so much easier, but those two are thick as thieves and Madison doesn’t want to quite pestering Bailie to play.
Gracious, I didn’t see that coming! I have a bit of arthritis in my lumbar, so am often stiff when I initially stand, after sitting too long. Thus, I initially suspected Bailie might be dealing with something similar. After all, the longer I’m up and moving, the better I move.
With the sudden onset, and her age of 4, it is most likely a small tear. We didn’t see it coming either! Hopefully the specialist next week will have good insight for us.
Get better soon Bailie ❤
She says thank you.
Bailie- we are so sorry you are not feeling well. I’m sure with some rest, if you can do that, you will heal quickly. Katie and I will be thinking of you.
Luckily, she is not really in pain, but getting rest with Madison in the house is a tall order. We will all have to adjust and we will get through this.
Oh no, that’s so hard. When Torrey did that, it was so hard to not take her for walks, play frisbee, or any of those things she loves. In the end, it healed fine and was worth the rest it took to get there. My friend who is a vet recommended getting her on Glucosomine, and salmon oil to help healing.
It breaks mom’s heart seeing Bailie looking sad because she can’t walk, play, or go in the yard. The specialist next week will also recommend diet and supplement changes that might be helpful. Right now Tuesday seems like a year from now.
Hari OM
Yikes, Baillie, that’s an ouchie… sending POTP for you darlin’!!! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
Thank you. It is a real bummer.
Ballie, I’m sorry you’re going to be laid up for a bit. I know bed rest will be hard for you, but it’s important and will help you get better soon. Now that you’re quiet and running around maybe Emma will keep you company.
Madison is the problem. Bailie would gladly hang out, but Madison wants to play.
Oh no! We are so sorry that Bailie is hurt. We are sending tons of healing love and prayers. ♥
Thank you. We are bracing for a tough couple months ahead, but we will see what the doc says next week.
oh sweet girl we hope you get good news from that paw-specialist and they help you and your paw… hugs to you and weim power and kisses for good news and a good solution&recovery…
We are afraid it might be more than we thought, but we will find out and let everyone know after her appt.
WOWZER! Our mom has a torn rotator cuff which limits her ability to pet and groom us. Hope you can avoid surgey, so far , Mom has..
We will see what the specialist says about her condition and what the best plan of action will be.
Dang, we’re sure sorry you are hurting sweet Bailie, keep resting and hopefully you will be better in no time. Hugs from all of us.
We hope it isn’t too bad, but we will find out Tuesday.
Darn it!!! We have our paws crossed that no surgery will be needed and Bailie can get back to her usual bouncy self soon!!
xoxo,
Rosy, Jakey & Arty
It’s super hard to keep her quiet. Madison is totally confused as to why they can’t play. Hopefully it won’t be too bad.
oh poor Bailie, I know you will keep us posted on how she is doing. Thank you or your honesty when you said you don’t know what you will do since you never have dealt with this before. I am confident you will research this, you are a perfectionist and please share what you learn. Please give Bailie (((hugs))) from us and we hope she heals soon!
She is seeing the best specialist in the area, so we know we will have the best options whatever the diagnosis turns out to be.
I’m hoping that Bailie is better very soon! We have pet health insurance too. It’s great not having to worry about the cost of treatment. R is acting as if he has a bone chip floating in his elbow again… it makes us very sad but we will get him surgery, without financial worries, if he needs it.
Sending good thoughts to Bailie!
The whole recovery part is bad enough, so it is good to not have to worry about the cost factor. Hope R will be alright.
Aw, Emma, I’m so sorry to read this about Bailie! I know it’s tough work to keep an active dog quiet, especially when there’s another, even more active, dog in the house. But Callie did great after her first ACL surgery – even with Ducky and Shadow around – and I’m sure Bailie will too.
I don’t know if your Mom would want to consider it; but if Bailie does require surgery, some time spent at daycare during the week might help wear out “little Miss Sassy Pants” while Bailie recovers. That way she won’t pester Bailie as much. That’s what we did with Ducky and it worked out great. Shadow was a lot more active back then, but she was still much more respectful of Callie’s needs than Ducky. Have your Mom text me if she wants to talk about it.
Love to you all and lots of POTP for Bailie from Shadow and Ducky. ❤️❤️❤️❤️????
That is something we may have to consider if Bailie needs surgery. We have some friends we can set up playdates with for Madison too. Tomorrow we will know more and we can’t wait. The unknown is the worst. After several days of not being allowed to play the two of them are a bit sad, but they seem to be understanding they are not allowed to play. It really is a bummer since they have so much fun together.
Oh boy, I’m so sorry to read this. I sure hope it was just a strain on the acl and not a tear. Norman had surgery for that and your tight it’s expensive and lots of rehab but if it needs to be done we take care of it. Take it easy and heel up.
It is much better after just a few days of rest, but until we see the specialist, we are kind of up in the air. Hopefully she won’t need surgery.
Sorry to hear this news. We’re sending oodles of poodles POTP for a quick and full recovery.
LOL, that makes us smile. Thank you.
I’m sorry you’re having to deal with this! I’ll keep my fingers crossed that the specialist has good news for you all.
We really can’t wait for tomorrow to see what the doc has to tell us.
How in the Doodle will you see her quiet for two weeks? I can’ even imagine since Bailey reminds me so much of Jaxson. I am so sorry to hear this (I think I lost you on Blog Lovin) going to subscribe the ole fashion way LOL Please keep us posted – positive thoughts and a few prayers coming your way.
Sorry if you got lost, darn internet! The two are doing alright being quiet, but it is tough. Hopefully we will get a workable plan tomorrow at the doc.