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Comment by Cynthia + Griffey + Charlie on March 14, 2011 at 3:28am

Its been awhile since I've been on. Griffey and Charlie are great.

Griffey is turning grey, my baby is getting old. He'll be 8 in December. Charlie is fantastic. Since his TPLO surgery, he's a Bionic Dog!

Both are healthy and happy, Thank God. All is well!

Comment by Cynthia + Griffey + Charlie on January 9, 2010 at 2:07am

Hello - Just an update. Charlie is doing very well. We have nicknamed him the Bionic Corgi! He is extremely active, faster than he was before the injury. (Not that we want him to run around).

Comment by Cynthia + Griffey + Charlie on September 12, 2009 at 6:42pm

The surgeon ended up doing the TPLO surgery last night. Charlie is back at home today. He's a little groggy but has a good appetite.

Comment by Judi, Dawn, Soffie & Griffyn on September 12, 2009 at 11:24am

Good luck.... I'm relieved to hear the vet is recommending the Tightrope over the TPLO. I hope he sticks with that!! All that we read about the tplo sounded sooo invasive, especially grinding the bone!!! What's all that about!!!

Comment by Julia on September 11, 2009 at 11:28pm

OK, I get it. We went through very much the same thing, except my Springer Spaniel tore out both rear knees. No conservative wait and see, because he couldn't walk. He tried his best, but he would fall flat when one or both went out on him. So both knees were repaired.

After the surgery, we kept him confined in a playpen with an orthopedic bed in it that covered the entire floor. In a couple weeks he was standing on his hind legs wanting out. I ended up sleeping in the kitchen with him to make sure he didn't escape. Although he had just had surgery, he was using the "bad" leg to stand on. That's when we realized how bad his "good" leg was. We did the second leg 4 weeks after the first. This meant less total recovery time because of the overlap, but still left him with at least one leg to stand on.

We never did any specific therapy, except for bending his leg many times a day. The hardest part was carrying him outside and holding him up to potty. That really freaked him out, and it isn't easy! Mostly we worked on slowing him down. He felt way too good, way too soon. Or at least he thought he did.

If I remember, I think he was back to himself about 6 weeks after the last surgery. Maybe less. He was 6 years old at the time, and he's 14 now, with no knee problems.

Hope this is of some help,
Julia

Comment by Cynthia + Griffey + Charlie on September 11, 2009 at 3:01pm

I agree with you regarding the money-making opportunity this TPLO surgery provides board-certified vets. We were referred to Dr Eich at Southern California Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Irvine, CA. My husband took Charlie is this morning with lots of questions regarding TPLO vs. Tightrope surgery. The doctor said because Corgis have such short bones, that TPLO surgery is not always the best solution, as the plates are not sized for smaller breeds. He (of course) would prefer to do the TPLO surgery (at a cost of $3,700) but said Charlie may require the Tightrope surgery. He is scheduled for surgery this afternoon.

Comment by Judi, Dawn, Soffie & Griffyn on September 11, 2009 at 2:38pm

Sorry, I gave you the link to my blog post... this is the link to the discussion post. Many more comments and opinions given!! http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/is-your-corgi-overweight-take

Comment by Judi, Dawn, Soffie & Griffyn on September 11, 2009 at 2:14pm

ps.... the "older" proceedure that Julia refers to is the one Soffie's surgeon recommends. It is much less invasive. And still preferred for smaller breed dogs.

Comment by Judi, Dawn, Soffie & Griffyn on September 11, 2009 at 2:08pm

Have you explored other avenues??? I'm wondering why you're opting for tplo? There are other less invasive proceedures that can be done. Soffie is recovering from a torn CrCL. And even by the recommendation of a board certified surgeon our first course of treatment is conservative management. And even if surgery turns out to be needed in the end she DOES NOT recommend TPLO. From what I understand this particular proceedure is used more for larger breed dogs, Here is a link to a great website where you can get lots of information. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ConservativeManagement/ . There are many helpful people on this site too. Don't be pushed into surgery!! The prognosis is the same with or without it. The ligament is not repaired in surgery. I have also read this is the #1 money making surgery being pushed out there!! I know you want to do what's best for Charlie. Just be sure you're well informed before making your desicion.
Soffie goes in for her recheck on Monday after 5 weeks of conservative management treatment. I'll be happy to update you on her progress after our appointment.
Here's a link to my blog about Soffie's injury. I hope you'll take a few minutes to read it too.
Good luck to you and Charlie!! http://www.mycorgi.com/profiles/blogs/is-your-corgi-overweight-take

Comment by Meredith and Paisley on September 11, 2009 at 7:32am

I am pretty sure this is the same surgery my brother's corgi went through. He had the left hind leg done and then a year later had his right hind leg done. I was actually spending the summer with them during the first surgery. It was a long two months or more of him living in a tiny pen in the living room. We also had to carry him in and out of the house to go outside which was not very fun since he is a big corgi and was around 35lbs. He got bored of the pen pretty quick and got kind of grumpy, so we were constantly trying to think of ways to amuse him without him moving around too much. It may have been closer to 3 months until he was completely back to normal and able to do his normal things.

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