Tai had surgery last Friday (hopefully his last!!!) to remove the pin which is down his ulna. Last week the infection was persistent and he did not want to weightbear at all... there was also still a lot of discharge from the wound. So, off to see his orthopedic vet again.
It appears the top of the pin was moving around and that was causing him quite a lot of pain. It wouldn't have stopped so it defiantly needed to come out! The fractures still look the same (due to limited weightbearing) so still a bit of healing to go. Hopefully now with his weightbearing the fractures will finish off healing.
Two days after the op he begun walking superbly!!! He is actually so comfortable that he walks on all fours when just wandering around the room - rather than the hopping he has done for the last 4+ months!! This gives me hope that he will eventually break the hopping habit and become a 4-legged dog again.
He's been treated by his physio (as was Wilson) so is ready to continue his rehab exercises.
I've made a little video to show the improvement of his walking here:
Walking comparison Oct - Dec 2008 from Ali Barnett on Vimeo.
And also the improvement with his ladder:
Ladder work 4mths after accident from Ali Barnett on Vimeo.
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