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Potential broken leg ***Update post #27***

Thanks everyone.

She's doing really well considering her predicament.

I noticed yesterday she wasn't able to use her left paw (broken one) to clean her face, so her left eye was gunky. I cleaned it up for her. I also noticed every time she tried to hop forward she would fall over.

Today, I watched her clean her face with both paws. She also is hopping without tripping or falling. She is a little slower than normal but tbh she's slowed right down these last 6 months anyway so it's hard to tell.

I'm really impressed with how much improvement I've seen overnight.

She's also eating like a trooper. Fighting the medication but that's nothing new! :roll:

She's also learning how to squeeze into small spaces with it. She likes her beer boxes and finds a way to slide right inside, a tight fit but she has always loved doing it. Yesterday she didn't have a chance, kept struggling to get in. Today I found her napping in there :love:

I know they're stoic animals but I'm surprised by how quickly she's showing improvement.

We have a check up next Friday to see how she's coping but early signs look good I think!
 
xlaurax said:
Thanks everyone.

She's doing really well considering her predicament.

I noticed yesterday she wasn't able to use her left paw (broken one) to clean her face, so her left eye was gunky. I cleaned it up for her. I also noticed every time she tried to hop forward she would fall over.

Today, I watched her clean her face with both paws. She also is hopping without tripping or falling. She is a little slower than normal but tbh she's slowed right down these last 6 months anyway so it's hard to tell.

I'm really impressed with how much improvement I've seen overnight.

She's also eating like a trooper. Fighting the medication but that's nothing new! :roll:

She's also learning how to squeeze into small spaces with it. She likes her beer boxes and finds a way to slide right inside, a tight fit but she has always loved doing it. Yesterday she didn't have a chance, kept struggling to get in. Today I found her napping in there :love:

I know they're stoic animals but I'm surprised by how quickly she's showing improvement.

We have a check up next Friday to see how she's coping but early signs look good I think!
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Wow. She's doing really well isn't she. Brave girlie :love:
 
I just wanted to provide an update to all the kind people who helped me through this. Bluebell is doing fantastic - you can hardly tell to look at her that she ever had a broken elbow. I just wanted to share something positive rather than always coming on here to ask questions like I normally do :lol:
 
xlaurax said:
I just wanted to provide an update to all the kind people who helped me through this. Bluebell is doing fantastic - you can hardly tell to look at her that she ever had a broken elbow. I just wanted to share something positive rather than always coming on here to ask questions like I normally do :lol:
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Great news :D
 
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