At the vets office he said, "It feels like Fin has pulled her illiosaurous. I'm like, "illio what arous?" He said, "well, like a groin pull. The good news is that although initially the injury presented as a knee issue, it is not the knee and with lots of rest and a planned rehab, she'll be back at it. The bad news is this takes a long time (like 6-12 weeks of long time) and can reoccur.
There are few resources out there that talk about iliopsaos strain:
I've pulled her from all upcoming trials. At this point she can only walk on leash. The good news is that Dr. Sams has said that walking up to 2 miles slowly is ok. Some dogs can't walk at all so catching it when we did is a good thing.
I'll work with a PT professional to put a plan in place and hopefully when we next see Dr. Sams he will give the ok to start back at agility.
2 comments:
Oh no! Poor Fin! We wish her the best. We have a lot of experience around our house with sore legs and not running and walking on leashes. Everybody just gets used to it. Time will fly. That's a deep muscle and needs a deep rest.
she can use my crutches!!!
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