I’m so glad that this help, it feels a little less scary when you can know we what to expect, and just remember time flies by so fast try to see the outcome of her walking again and fat in a stick of running after a ball or just having fun and being herself. That will bring quicker healing as well. Have a wonderful day.

Just know, that with time everything heals! Trust me it’s hard at first. We’re almost done with day 4 and it’s so hard to just see them laying around in one area confined to a spot; BUT to see the strength and the swelling go down is progress! You can do it!

Stella is doing great now, Am sure Alfie will be fine 😊

Exactly 👍

It’s so crazy how much we can love our animals. They’re so precious they’re so unconditional and they give you so much high energy and vibration. That’s why it hurts so much more when they’re hurting we hurt.. But we have to be stronger than them and show them that they can do it. They’re strong they’re brilliant they’re beautiful and they can get through it and we’re their support system.

Awwwww I will be saying a pray for you and your precious Dog , it was more painful for me than for her , she is not recovered yet , the true is , I WISH I HAD BEEN MORE CAREFUL WITH REALLY keeping her in her cage , because we love our beloved animals so soooo much , I thought it would be more helpful if I made a big bed on the floor and then I could lay next to her and give her more comfort being next to her , and it did make her feel better but I forgot to put a gate at bottom of my stairs , and Stella was fast asleep passed out on our big floor bed , So I quickly ran upstairs to go fold my laundry , And guess what? When I turned around after about the third shirt I was folding and there she was standing right there looking at me , (ugggggg) I screamed out of fear of what she must have done to her busted up knee, the vet warned me , and said , there’s absolutely no steps for at least 2 months . I felt awful and mad at myself for not thinking ahead , especially because I was so strict about so many other things, so she would stay safe , The BOTTOM LINE IS !!!!!!!! Listen to your VET , when they tell you to keep them caged for two or three weeks, don’t take chances, especially the first two months, If you sacrifice your own feelings to know and believe that your sweet animal is fine in the cage and they are truly safe , and you were not a bad parent, you’re actually loving your animal more by doing the right thing for them even though they don’t understand. Keep your precious dog 🐕 safe . you will be blessed in the long run for it , and so will they . I actually went to the vet recently April 19,2020 to get her knee looked at because she’s been limping so much more, they told me to rest her for 34 days and give her anti-inflammatories , and if it doesn’t get better then they may have to go back in to surgery and find out what happened. Uggggggg my heart breaks to even think about having to go through that all over again . I will keep you posted 👋

Coach - Kimmy, Thank you very much for sharing this with me. I know how painful this must be for you and I’m truly sorry. Don’t be so hard on you. It’s easy to look back and think about taking better choices but you did exactly what you believe was the right thing to do for her and for you as well. I’m learning through your process and for this, I will be forever grateful, but I can totally relate with what you did, (thinking about how she could feel depressed and trying to show her all the love and caring to comfort the pain) because I have being doing the same things. Today, thanks to you, we have a chance of learning from it. Please, let me know how your furry baby is. I hope she doesn’t have to go to surgery again, but if she does, now you know...

@@senorajusticia3845 Thank you so much for your care and support, it means a lot to me!

Hope everything is going well, just took my dog in for the acl surgery =(. What are your thoughts, tips?

@@Angelblaze don’t let him/her walk on slippery tiles. And stay disciplined. It’s hard tho. My boy slipped on the kitchen floor I almost fainted. 😂

@@Angelblaze Amazon sell rug tiles that you can glue on the hard tiles and wood floors. It’s sticky but not like glue that stays permanently. More like a sticky rubber. Keeps the dog steady and with good grip.

@@SilverBackELTorro thank you for the tip, how is he doing?

@@Angelblaze he’s getting better. 7 weeks tomorrow of recovery. Flared it up a few time because he wants to play with other dogs when I’m walking him but the meds keeps that under control with an ice pack. Move all furniture and anything they can clump up on. I moved the furniture and bought a mattress for the living room and that’s where we been roaming. Try not to overthink about it to much or you will need a therapist for sure. It’s heartbreaking to see him like that. He’s my boy. Had him since 5 weeks old. 7 years old now. We’ve traveled half the country together. Everywhere I go he goes.

Yes, Stella is doing absolutely wonderful. It’s many years later I don’t let her run or play as aggressive as she used to but she still plays with Duke for a limited time. I let her do a little bit, and I have another dog Duke and they’re best friends and it’s just so wonderful to see the recovery go so well, inspite of my mistake not putting a gate at my steps the 2nd day she was home, her recovery was probably 80% because the second day she was home she walked up the steps because I wasn’t thinking and I forgot to put the gate there. Ugggg I felt awful but you can’t change the past, I just had to keep pushing forward to her recovery.

Oh I will be praying for your dog and there’s a great wheelchair that I had gotten for Stella. They took the pressure off of their back legs so let me know if you want me to post it. I’ll post it.

I just want to share also with you there’s a great oil that you can put on those stitches it’s called Castrol oil. It works wonders on the skin it heals quickly it’s also good for their hair if they ever have missing or bald spots it’s good for their nails it’s good for so many things. You probably have to get a bigger cone for him so he can’t reach around and grab those stitches. Remind yourself that you love your dog so much that that is why you have to keep him safe from himself. I’ve learned not to feel bad When I have to be strict or strong with them. You have to do what keeps them SAFE and keep them from hurting themselves. ❤️

I just want to encourage you to get some tools like the belly band and there’s a awesome life jacket for dogs for the water but it’s so perfect to pick them up to bring them outside so they don’t have to walk on it for the first week or two you can get a pet stores

@@coach-kimmy I’m at the vet right now, waiting for discharge. Thank you for the tips and advice!

Oh I pray that God would bless your dog with a speedy recovery and that she would feel loved and treasured and all that love will heal her so much quicker.

And just remember that when they come home with all kinds of medication, they don’t go to the bathroom right away. It tools Stella my dog days before she went. It made me very nervous at first but they said it’s very common. Blessing to you my friend

@@coach-kimmy even with urinating? I want to try to take her out to pee, but don’t want to make her move too much. Edit: never-mind. I carried her outside (all 85 lbs of her), and she peed right away. We have a “Help-Em-Up” harness that allows me to support her from both ends. Highly recommend getting one, for anyone who’s pup is going through this.

Oh my goodness, Mandy!! My dog Ajax (Jax for short) is having his surgery tomorrow. I'm nervous as well. I sure hope you and your Jax are doing well 🥰 xo

How did the surgery go?

Lol oh yes, to a T. Stella needs it now on the other leg. Ugggggg, it’s so painful to see them have to go through these horrible surgeries. I don’t know who it’s more painful for, me or her. Right I’m sure you know exactly what I’m talking about

@@coach-kimmy I definitely understand. So, when i paid for the first surgery, I got advice from google and from non-vet experts. This is how i ended up with the surgeon that I did. After consulting with my vet, I was informed that the surgeon that did the non-TPLO surgery should not have been performing that surgery. In a nice way, they said he was a quack. I ended up, on the vets recommendation, having the surgery performed by a surgeon that well-know, well-established and respected in this particular field. i'm only on day 10, and we're just taking it slow, but I remain hopeful. Point of the story, we love our 4 legged friends, but we don't always make the wisest decisions. We need to try to correct them. BTW, I paid $7300, all in, for this bilateral TPLO (double acl).

@@Doomzdayxx wow it’s expensive to get there Nissan, but they’re like our babies so we do whatever it takes

How did it go?!? Mine goes in next week…

@@brittneygamez8075 it went well he's back in action now. But it sucks during the healing time, we did not keep him kenneled all the time. We moved our mattress on the floor and we would put him between me and my wife so he got some loves and normalcy. We also took off from work the first week to be there for him.

@@ReverendMoseshi there. How much does Otis weigh? Just curious because my Otto is 88lbs and due to financial constraints we are leaning towards the cheaper option (fishing line) Extracapsular method. The TPLO is out of our reach for both his knees unfortunately. Did Otis do the TPLO?

He was about 80lbs, I forget the name but it’s the one where the cut the bone n spin it. He’s doing great now 1 year 3 months out.

@@ReverendMoses I see, so Otis got the TPLO. I want the same for Otto but it’s so expensive and I can’t afford it so the vet wants to try the fishing line method. Which isn’t recommended for large dogs who are active like Otto.

Hi Shawn , Stella had a full tear , If I had to do it all over again. I would do the better surgery. Only because she loves to run and play hard. So she can’t really do that so much, I just let her run and play hard chasing a tennis ball with her brother Duke. Now she is back to limping again. I also made such a big mistake when she first got that fishing line put in, a day after her surgery she followed me up the steps, I wish I would’ve thought I had to put a gate at the steps I didn’t even think of it. I didn’t think she would follow me at the steps because she was in so much pain. I forgot to put the gate up at the steps , because she was passed out sleeping. I was sick, and then I had to carry her down those steps. It definitely messed her leg up more. It blew up like a balloon that also could be the reason why she still limps today after she runs and plays hard. Another big mistake I made was feeding her to much and giving her to many treats. Lol I have her on a strict diet now. It’s so amazing how much you can love a dog. When they hurt you hurt. Anyway thank you for your kind words. I hope this helps.

@@kimconstantineau7400 thank you for the detailed reply. It's so hard to contain them when they're full of joy. You definitely did all the right things with information you had. My pup is a few pounds overweight so we've been dieting as well. Their favorite things to do are eating and playing, so restricting those is so hard, haha. Prevention is key and I think the healthier diet is a huge part of it like you switched. I'm going to be trying as much physical therapy as I can as well once we get to that point. Thanks for sharing!

Stella is fully recovered, however I still make her take it easy and I don’t let her ruff play to much.

A year of recovery

@@kimconstantineau4832 how is she doing now ? Is she still limping ? My dog is going in for a torn ACL today so just doing a bit of research . She is an American Bulldog cross and a real cutie like your Stella

Ok good to no Thank you

Hi Chad! It was some kind of fishing line that they use for her knee surgery.

I did the fishing line for her surgery. It was a success. However, I didn't follow the strict rules/directions that I was given. She fell asleep next to me on the floor and I thought I was in the clear to get up. I went upstairs to fold the laundry and forgot to put the gate up. I turned around and she was right behind me. And that was only a day or two after the surgery. I was told to keep her in the crate for 2 weeks and stairs were off limits for 2 months. After that, her leg swelled up a lot. I felt awful. If I could do it all over again, I would've listened to all the instructions.

@@coach-kimmy I just got his done on Monday. He's having a hard time getting up. But once he's up he walks better. I'm being really strict with recovery for.him. Thanks for the update.

@@whyte666 that good to be strict , Stella would have had a 100% recovery if I had follow the strict rules . I’m glad to hear that you are , I do have a wheel chair that I bought for Stella that I used for a little bit of her recovery .It was a big help . I think you might want to do that so her other knee doesn’t get more strained .

So the things that I lifted Stella up with I found on Google and basically I put in, was what could I use to lift a heavy dog that just had surgery. Lots of different things came up and I searched for what I thought would be good for Stella. I don’t remember the name but it worked really well. And I’ll give you an update on Stella now it’s many years later and she’s doing great but I will tell you I still don’t let her run too crazy, I still throw a ball for her but I don’t do it alot. Remember it takes time, patience and oh yeah don’t FORGET love SAYS NO . We are The ones that they trust to guide and lead them to stay Safe. Even when we have to say no and discipline them it’s because we care About them tremendously and love them with all our hearts. ❤️

Stella is doing good ❤️ #dogstories #dogs #aclrecovery #aclsurgeryrecovery