It all started a few months ago. One day while talking to my mom on the phone, she mentioned that Theo had started walking awkwardly. It seemed as though he had hurt one of his back legs, and he was hobbling around on only three. When the problem persisted, she took him to the vet. Essentially, she was told that he would require surgery to fix his leg, but he could immediately throw it out again in the future. So…since he wasn’t in any pain…we left it as-is. Over time, he started using the leg again (although not quite as dominantly), but every once in a while you’d notice him hobbling on only three.
Anyway, on Thursday evening when my dad was taking the pups outside before bed, Theo turned quickly around a corner on the sidewalk and threw out his OTHER back leg. Fabulous. Thankfully, my parents informed me that he seemed relatively unfazed by the situation, as he began hobbling around the house…and even started bringing toys over to my mom and dad for him to play fetch with. He didn’t seem to be in pain…just unable to walk properly.
On Friday, my mom brought Theo in to the vet, who informed her that he has a total torn ligament in his leg. It requires surgery to fix. Oh, my poor baby! The vet referred us to a surgeon in the area, and an appointment was made for today. Theo is going in for a consultation this morning, and the surgeon will perform the procedure this afternoon. I hope that he/she will be able to fix both of Theo’s legs, not just the one that he injured recently.
So, hopefully everything will go smoothly this afternoon, and my little guy will be back to his regular self in no time! However, if you have a spare second today, would you please send some happy, positive thoughts over to my sweet little teddy bear? I’d really appreciate it (and I’m sure he would too)!
***Update: 10:00am – My mom just called after the consultation, and Theo will be in surgery this afternoon. Apparently the surgery is relatively “common” and it is the least invasive knee surgery he does. Theo has what is equivalent to a torn ACL in a human, as well as a kneecap that slides around. The surgeon said that he should get back to about 90% of the mobility he used to have before the injury, so that sounds like good news! We’ll hear more news later this afternoon after he gets out of surgery.***
***Update: 5:00pm – Theo is out of surgery and is awake! The surgeon reported that his knee is fixed and the ligament is repaired. My mom will be picking him up tomorrow, and hopefully he’ll be on the fast track to recovery! Thanks everyone for the kind words today!***
Have you had a pet undergo surgery in the past?
Poor guy! It always breaks my heart when things like this happens. I’ll keep him in my thoughts and I hope all goes well with his surgery. He really is so adorable!
Aww, poor Theo! I’ll be thinking of him!
Thinking happy thoughts for Theo! He’s adorable!! What kind of puppy is he?
Alice – he is a mixed breed: maltese and yorkie (aka morkie)!
i love the pictures of your yorkie. Looks just like mine. I’m glad you are getting the surgery because my vet told me that dogs tolerate pain. They will still be in but will try to go through life. That is what happened when my dog die. He had a cysts in his body that killed him which was painful, and now that we look back, we can see the signs of him in pain, but he just kept on the rest of his life dealing with it.
But glad to hear your dog will be fine. he is such a cutie!
Sending good vibes to little Theo! He’s such a cutie 🙂 My morkie, Latte, looks completely different!
Poor little guy! Bella + I are sending Theo lots of cuddles and belly rubs for a quick recovery!
I know you read about my dog’s problems, but prior to the tumor removal, Sadie took a jump down from the couch and tore her “ACL” too. They were able to fix it without a problem. She went up and down the stairs to go outside without a problem. She never hobbled again! You’re doggy will be fine! 🙂
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Oh no! Poor Theo! I’m sure he’s going to recover beautifully! Almost lost our puppy 1 1/2 years ago when he suddenly came down with Meningitis. It was horrible and almost took his life in 1 week. My thoughts are with you and Theo today…though I know he’s going to do great!
Thinking of you, your family & Theo today! I hope the surgery is going well & that recovery is smooth for the cute little guy!!
Awww, Woofie had the floating kneecap thing (luxating patella was it?), and the same thing happened. Although he was going up a curb and yelped loudly (my heart BROKE). I carried him inside and we got him settled so we could vet him. Poor baby had to get cortisone shots!! Ugh, I feel so bad for him.
Aww, I’ve been thinking of you and Theo! Hope he did well today.
I am so happy he is ok! And that the surgery is a common one. Big hugs to your pup!
thoughts and prayer for a quick recovery and full healing and no more issues sent your way!
I’m so happy to hear that he came through the surgery well! Glad your furbaby is doing better.
Poor Theodore. I hope he gets better soon!
awww. hope theo gets better soon! what a trooper that little guy is.
Awww, little Theo is adorable! I’m sending love and quick recovery thoughts to him. So glad he’s out of surgery and doing well!
I’m glad Theo’s surgery was successful! Wishing him a speedy recovery. 🙂
So happy to hear Theo came through surgery alright! It’s so hard when our fur babies are hurting, but I’m glad it sounds like he’ll make a great recovery!
so glad Theo could be fixed. He’s super adorable.