Ok, so if you look to the right, you can see Memphis post-surgery. He is doing great and already trying to use the leg the day after surgery; the physical therapists among you should be proud.
Dr. Scott Matheson at Petcare Animal Hospital was fantastic, we highly recommend him for orthopedic surgeries. We went to him because of his experience and because he was willing to engage us in a conversation about options, whereas, the “awesome, board-certified, state expert” didn’t even want to look at the X-Rays with John…those of you who know us can imagine how well that went!
Dr. Matheson did a relatively non-traditional surgery because Memphis had the most arthritis and scar tissue he had EVER seen in 100’s of surgeries. Little dude was almost certainly in constant pain, because his joint was completely over-grown with bone remodeling and scar tissue. Dr. Matheson did his work without cutting the scar tissue all away, since it was attached to the tendon holding the joint in place. Going over his judgment call, we agreed with it, though it was not “by the book.”
Memphis is to walk only for 3-4 days after surgery, so he will be spending a lot of time in his crate because dude was already trying to run up stairs and jump on the couch!
Thanks again to all that have supported and helped through this process.