Wound Comparison

Here are a few photos of Kin's wounds both inside and outside of her stifle. They are coming along well!


Inside stifle 1 day post surgery



Inside stifle 1 week post surgery

Outside stifle 1 day post surgery

Outside stifle 1 week post surgery

1 Week Post Surgery

Well its been a week and Kin's wounds are looking really good.
They seem to be healing nicely and its just a few days til her stitches come out.
She is weight bearing when she's walking slowly (which isn't very often) and keeping her quiet is getting increasingly difficult.
She is being very good and its a great chance to get some more weight on her as she's a bit light in condition at present.
The weather's not helping too much as its very windy and extremely hot which makes her being inside a bit trying but she's not happy in the runs yet so inside it has to be................

Day 1 Post Surgery

Kin's home and still a bit dopey.

She was very quiet today and VERY reluctant to use the leg at all.

Steve wants her to start using it in the next few days so we will have to think of a way to get her to start putting weight on it over the next little while.

So here's the girlie one day on!

DISASTER!

Well on Tuesday night Ash and Kindle were having a disagreement on the deck and fell over (all of two feet or so). Kin landed awkwardly and came up on 3 legs.
Even allowing for the "woosy" Terv factor, it didn't look good.
A quick call to Charlotte and I had Steve McGill's phone number and an appointment for Wed morning to get a diagnosis. Wed morning she was still not bearing any weight on her left hind leg and Steve diagnosed a couple of co-lateral ligament tear and a chipped tibia.
Kin was booked for surgery on Thursday and came home with us overnight.

Thursday was a long day awaiting news of the op but finally at 7.30pm Steve called to say she was out of surgery but would be staying in overnight.

I was very proud of my girlie though - such a great ambassador for the breed. She was so well behaved with Steve.
We picked her up on the Friday morning and she was finally back home to begin the next phase.

A Busy Last Few Months

Well the move finally happened and we're all settled in.
Ross McBeth came and built our dog runs (currently occupied mostly by Gimli the goat kid), I have my stable and my little Quarterhorse and it really feels like home.
The week after we moved we had team trials for NDTA teams and Amanda and I both made the team for Dunedin so yahoo!
The Nationals was really good - with Kindle going Best of Breed and picking up a place in Starters and Amanda qualified for the Novice final with Zip.
Then to NDTA and some 2400km over 9 days. Great show - lots of fun and wonderfully well run.
Both of the dogs ran really well and came home with some ribbons. A shoddy ferry ride home and a few dramas with a blown tyre and we finally got home - very tired but having had a great time!