Brace Yourselves
Here's the latest from the knee-front. Well, actually the knee back. Geez, I crack myself up. Anyway, Cache got his custom made knee brace this week and for the first time in about a year, he can walk without a limp. This video isn't the best because we had just gotten done with a walk and he was a bit tired of lugging the brace around, but for the most part, you can see him walking fairly limp-free. Except when he pushes off for a run. Then, he still does the little hop and avoids putting weight on the knee. But other then that, it's all very exciting.
posted by Andrea @ 5:28 PM
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That is really cool -- way to be such a good momma and keep looking out for Cache so well!
I'm assuming he'll only wear it for walks, or does he wear the brace all the time?
Thanks Molly!
We are building up his tolerance so that eventually he will wear it whenever we are around. Right now, it's kind of an expensive piece of plastic to be leaving it alone with destructo-dog. But, it is meant to be worn by him as much as possible. The vet says it is very possible that as he builds up muscle in that atrophied leg, he may also build up enough scar tissue around the knee to compensate for the missing ligaments. Which would mean no second surgery! Which would be totally awesome!
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