24 weeks ago yesterday Bo ruptured the CCL in his left rear leg. That's the equivalent of the "ACL" in the human knee. In dogs, it cannot be repaired with any long-term success, but there is an osteotomy procedure that can help them regain the use of the leg.
In mid-December, on the eight-week anniversary of the TPLO surgery that allows him to use that leg again, he ruptured the same ligament in his right leg.
It's now been nearly 11 weeks since the TPLO surgery to repair the second leg, and he is doing GREAT. We walk at least a mile, once or twice every day. Some days we walk several miles.
We jog at least twice a day, too, and we also do hill work - walking up steeper and steeper slopes, at various angles, to further strengthen his leg muscles. Today was another oddly warm and sunny winter day here in Portland - we did an extended walk around the neighborhood and Ann took a lot of pictures of the blooming trees. At right, Bo and I pause in the shade of a magnolia.
In early April, we'll start running on leash, and by May (hopefully) he'll be able to run off-leash.
It's looking good to be back to ball thowing and possibly even frisbee by summer!
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