We got good news for Bailie and her injury when they went to the specialist at TC Rehab on Tuesday. The tear in the ACL diagnosis was pretty devastating last week, and both of my sisters have been pretty bummed not being allowed to play together.
Just a warning, there are only a couple photos in this post, and they are pretty bad. Mom wanted to really focus on Bailie and the appointment. All she took was her phone for a camera. First she forgot to take photos, and then, of course, the phone took blurry shots because of the movement. This was a time where we wished we had a third party to bring along for taking photos!
Mom has never gone to TC Rehab, nor have any of us dogs. Somehow, Bailie knew right away it was a vet place because she did not want to go inside, and then she was a total nervous Nelly waiting for Dr. Julia to come into the exam room. Lots of pacing and panting going on with Bailie.
After five days of rest, Bailie was looking like normal, giving us hope the injury wasn’t too bad. Spending the weekend in her kennel at the nose work trial, forced rest, really seemed to have helped the limp go away. Dr. Julia took a good look at her, tested out how she was putting weight on each of her paws, and it looked good.
Next it was up on the table to measure things. They measured angles of how much her legs, all four, would move and bend. The circumference of different things was also measured. Everything was checking out as normal.
Dr. Julia said Bailie has fatty cushions under her kneecaps which may have led the other vet to thinking her knee was swollen, but her knee is fine. This was the best news ever!
What is wrong with Bailie that caused so much trouble? While doing all the moving and measuring, Dr. Julia found the “sweet spot” where Bailie had some pain. It turns out she has a strained hip flexor muscle on her right side. There are four grades, hers is most likely a one or two. This is something we can work on and fix, nothing like an ACL tear!
For the next couple weeks, Bailie should not run or jump, but can play bitey face with Madison, and go for walks. You should have seen how happy my sisters were to go for a walk together again Tuesday night! Mom has some stretching exercises to do with Bailie, and the end of the month, they will do an ultrasound to make sure the muscle has healed.
Boy are we thankful it was not an ACL tear! It certainly does pay to get a second opinion with a specialist!
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OH my goodness Emma! What awesome news!! You know, getting a second opinion was a wonderful decision. And it sounds like the doc was very thorough. Hooray!!! Enjoy the walks and bitey face Bailie!!! Have a good day, your doodle friend Dash
We are all so thankful it is not the ACL. Thank dog for good specialists right here!
What a wonderful thing to be thankful for indeed. Hope it starts to heal soon.
She is already much better, but has to continue to rest for a few weeks.
That really is something to be thankful for and we hope sweet Bailie is back to normal super soon. Thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
In a world with so much bad stuff, thankful Thursday is a wonderful break and it keeps one realizing there is good stuff out there.
Horray…that is the best news!!
It sure is!
Hari OM
YAY for the good news and continued POTP for remaining healing!!! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
Bailie is doing really well remaining less wild. Hopefully by the end of the month she will be back to normal.
Great news. The girls must be very happy to be walking together again.
It was a killer seeing how sad Bailie was when the rest of us left for walks. Everything is much better now.
I am sure you all were pawtrified, and so happy the news was good. Take care, Bailie, and you will again be pawfect. XOXO, Sparkle
Mom was pretty much a wreck over it, so the good news really lifted her up immediately.
This is such great news…we are so happy for all of you!!!
Mom is really thrilled. The ACL thing was a terrible thing to have. This can be healed.
The best ever! You’ll be back to telling us “bad” your sisters are.
Bailie still has to be pretty mellow for a couple weeks, so Madison had her boyfriend over to play last night. Young love birds!
We are so happy that it is not a tear. Yay for walks and biting face!
A lot of stress has been lifted around here, that is for sure.
So glad it’s not an ACL tear!
Mom was super sad and stressed until we got the correct diagnosis.
I am SO glad to hear this. I wish the twin cities weren’t so far away, we could use a Dr. Julia ourselves!
Heal fast, Bailie!
She is actually from England, and somehow landed here. We are very grateful for her. Everyone in dog sports knows here around here. She is very good.
That is very good news, what a nice facility.
It is a great place, and we are thankful to have it right nearby.
WE are so happy the prognosis is good. Healing purrs and POTP for a speedy recovery for Bailie. It’s no fun, not being able to play.
At least she can do some nose work, and go for walks.
That is the best news EVER!! We are so glad Bailie is back playing a bit, and that it wasn’t an ACL issue!!
xoxo,
Jakey, Arty & Rosy
She is still restricted, no running or jumping, but she is doing much better. We are very thankful.
Thanks for sharing such pawsome news. We’ll continue to send loads of POTP while she fully recovers.
She is feeling better, and it is getting harder to keep her quiet.
That is SUCH great news!!!!! It sounds like a psoas injury? R had that last year, and he healed up well. I hope that Bailie heals well too!
She has started feeling better, as she wants to play again. Mom says the muscle feels better too when she does the exercises with Bailie.
What a relief! I’m so glad that your sisters can be reunited. I know when Rye and Soth had to be separated after Soth’s surgery, they were the saddest pet siblings ever, so I know how happy those reunions are!
We didn’t separate them, but they had to be quiet and not play. Bailie was good about behaving, but a bit sad. Madison was real frustrated.
So happy for all of you! Especially Bailie and your Mom! I know how stressful it can be on us humans when you “fur kids” really hurt yourselves.
That first week was really bad when we thought it was the ACL, but finding out it is a strained muscle sure reduced the stress. This will heal, but Bailie still has to take it easy.