Thread: Boxer post hip operation

Three weeks since his operation. What a change a week makes - phew! I hope I'm not speaking too soon but.... He's stopped crapping and weeing inside. The vet's advice not to give him any attention if he does poo or wee inside has paid off. It took a week but it was all an attention-seeking scam! He's also stopped barking at 4:30am. He now waits til about 6:30 when he obviously wants to go outside to do his business....

Hey Boomtastic, that's brilliant to hear that he's really on the mend! I hope the cats don't torment him too much. I would agree to keep him on the lead as recommended by your vet, I would hate to see any damage done especially as he is making so much progress.

Hi, I have a Cavalier who has just been confirmed as a candidate for hip replacement just wondering where your dogs surgery was performed?

Quote: Originally Posted by merryhappy My vet highly reccommended Shane Guerin in Cork but also gave me the option of going to the one on Baldoyle, after reading the posts on here I think we'll be heading to Cork.. Did you find it hard to get an appointment? Ideally I'd like toget Holly on before in December as I have a month off for christmas so I will b there to look after her. Btw op my dog has been going to hydro therapy for...

Great to hear theres an improvement. One thing you mentioned was letting him off the lead in the garden and you arent supposed to, if you were told not to do this then i definately wouldnt as you could end up causing pain or damage to the dog. If you were instructed to keep the dog on lead for a certain amount of time i would stick with this as you could hinder the recovery process by letting him free run of the garden so soon.

Glad to hear he got through the op ok anyways, hopefully he'l be back on his feet and feeling better soon! Seen on another site that somebody used one of those baby suits with the legs cut off as an alternative to the collar, might give him a bit of a break from it while he's being supervised of course. Did you ask your vet about the possibility of him swimming?

There is a hydrotherapy place beside the vets in blanchardstown too. I think it is called Blanch Hydrotherapy Certer. Not sure how much it is per session but probably warmer than Bull Island

Quote: Originally Posted by andreac Great to hear theres an improvement. One thing you mentioned was letting him off the lead in the garden and you arent supposed to, if you were told not to do this then i definately wouldnt as you could end up causing pain or damage to the dog. If you were instructed to keep the dog on lead for a certain amount of time i would stick with this as you could hinder the recovery process by letting him free run...

Get some mental stimulating games for your pup to help keep him occupied. Check out http://www.zooplus.co.uk Hope your pup gets better soon

Your poor fellow, hope he has a good recovery. As has already been said, lots of mental stimulation will be good for him, stuffed kongs,etc you could even do some clicker training with him check this site out http://www.clickertraining.com/- you could do some stuff that isn't physically taxing but will excersise him mentally. Also regarding the collar - they are awful things all right - check out these - www.comfycollars.co.uk they are an...