Good Golly, Miss Molly!
Our little Molly Mae got to go bye-bye today. Maybe it wasn't the bye-bye she intended, but she did ride in the car. Molly has been limping for a few days so we decided to call in the specialist. Sure enough, she's suffered a sports injury. (That is IF the sport of jumping off the couch to beg for a treat counts.) Molly has torn her Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL.)
As the Mayo Clinic defines it, "This ligament connects near the front of the shinbone. The ACL controls the movement of your lower leg bone in several ways. It limits the side-to-side rotation of your lower leg and prevents the tibia from moving too far forward in relation to the knee. It also keeps your knee from extending beyond its normal range of motion as well as providing front-to-back stability."
Thus far, we are looking at nonsurgical rehabilitation. This includes laying around, sleeping lots, no stairs, no jumping. All guard dog duties have been handed over to Shelby for the next 3-4 weeks. I'm thinking Molly's life will pretty much consist of well, the same stuff she's used to, but with extra sympathy.
As the Mayo Clinic defines it, "This ligament connects near the front of the shinbone. The ACL controls the movement of your lower leg bone in several ways. It limits the side-to-side rotation of your lower leg and prevents the tibia from moving too far forward in relation to the knee. It also keeps your knee from extending beyond its normal range of motion as well as providing front-to-back stability."
Thus far, we are looking at nonsurgical rehabilitation. This includes laying around, sleeping lots, no stairs, no jumping. All guard dog duties have been handed over to Shelby for the next 3-4 weeks. I'm thinking Molly's life will pretty much consist of well, the same stuff she's used to, but with extra sympathy.
2 comments:
Give Molly some extra cuddles and treats from Auntie Zen et al. Poor girl!
Forgot...
Maybe if she throws up in Stephen's hair again she'll feel better.
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