Her surgeon said that Henrietta is doing great! She said that Henrietta is using her leg as well as they expect to see in a dog after 4 weeks of healing. And she gave us a list of new rehab exercises, which includes making her sit squarely while keeping her knees in instead of sitting on her hipbones and splaying her legs out. We will also be going on longer walks, and continuing to lower Henrietta's weight through dieting to reduce the stress on her knees. Henrietta's incision has closed up and will be completely healed in 3 to 4 more weeks. This means that as long as she isn't excessively licking her leg, she will only have to wear her cone collar at night. Henrietta is going to enjoy that tremendously as she only barely tolerates wearing it.
And her custom made leg brace will be delivered tomorrow! We are very excited that we were able to buy this much-needed equipment thanks to all of the donations we have received thus far. A great big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has donated, shared our story, and send loving thoughts. We wouldn't have made it this far without you! We are deeply grateful to you all!
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