Thursday, November 10, 2011

Six Weeks

It's been six weeks since Morgan tore the ligaments in her knee. We've tried to keep her very quiet during that time and we carry her up steps. She's had a reduction in her food to try to drop a few pounds. A lighter body means less stress on the joints.  She's been doing well and I've been able to cut her pain medication in half.

Yesterday I took her to the clinic to have Dr B assess her progress. He was pleased with what he saw. She's putting about 75% of her weight on her leg again when she walks. He examined her and when he stretched out her leg then bent it, I winced, but Morgan showed no overt signs of pain.

We'll be starting therapy now and she'll only take pain medication at night to ease her sleep. As I've stated many times, Morgan is a tough little girl. Here she is resting among her stuffed animal friends.
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20 comments:

  1. Rocky Creek Scotties and Rocky Creek RamblingsNovember 10, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    WTG!! Morgan!!

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  2. WinstonNovember 10, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    Feel better soon!

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  3. Kari in AlaskaNovember 10, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Oh that all sounds good!

    Stop on by for a visit!
    Kari
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  4. STELLA and RORY from Down UnderNovember 10, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Oh Morgan we didn't know about your poor knee. We are glad all is going so well for you. Take care sweetie. No worries, and love, Stella and Rory

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  5. Shane Kent LouisNovember 10, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    oh Morgan, I hope he's doing great even he had a hard time, but we're praying for his recovery! Your very lucky morgan, your mom was very caring!


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  6. ♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥November 10, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Wonderful news. And yes, she is a good fighter, but she has a great nurse too:)

    Woos ~ Phantom. Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning

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  7. Two French BulldogsNovember 10, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    good luck sweetie
    Benny & Lily

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  8. gMarieNovember 10, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    yea Morgan! I know PT will be hard work, but Mom will make it as easy as she can. g

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  9. bichonpawzNovember 11, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    Good for you Morgan. PT can be very exhausting...so we are wishing you luck and hope you are pain free very soon!! xoxo Chloe and LadyBug

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  10. Bella Roxy & MacduiNovember 11, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    Good news! Morgan, you'll be back with the pack very soon.

    XXXOOO Daisy, kendra & Bella

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  11. DukeNovember 11, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    What great news to wake up to! We are so happy for you, Morgan!

    Love ya lots,
    Maggie and Mitch

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  12. SissySeesNovember 11, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Hooray Morgan!! Keep being a good girl and don't rush too quickly back to full-speed.

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  13. MarjieNovember 11, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    That's an adorable picture of Morgan! Glad she's improving.

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  14. alvaroNovember 11, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    feel better morgan..cheers

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  15. Brandon - The dog with a blogNovember 11, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    Glad to hear things are doing good; best of luck to Morgan with her therapy!

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  16. DexterNovember 12, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    Keep up the good work, Morgan. I think you will enjoy therapy... lots of touching and attention and maybe even some (low fat) noms.

    Slobbers,
    Mango

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  17. SamNovember 12, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Glad to hear that Morgan is on the mend. I can't wait to hear about her Physical Therapy.. bet it will help tons.

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  18. kathy bNovember 12, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    She looks just like a stuffed animal! Great news on the injury front

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  19. Jed and Abby in MerryLandNovember 12, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    We're so happy Morgan is doing so well! Good luck with that therapy stuff, Morgan. What a lot of stuffies you have!

    Jed & Abby

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  20. SoggibottomNovember 14, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Great to hear this Sue.
    Weight can be the means of a slippery slope for so many doggie ills... KEEP IT UP MORGAN, well done mum :-) X X X

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