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I have a 65lb lab mix and pre surgery we use an easy walk harness (the kind that attaches the leash in the front) he doesnt pull at all with this type of harness...would it be safe to walk him 4 days post op with this? .. anyone have this type of harness?. Since he doesnt pull ill basically be only holding the weight of the leash.

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TES    858

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I would ask your surgeon, but if he doesn't pull, you should be okay. I would also just be careful if walking on rough terrain bc you definitely don't want a fall right now--have to be careful about staple line and healing incisions. But the walk would probably be great for both of you if surgeon gives the nod!

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I would wait a week or two. There are so many other things that can potentially happen on a dog walk besides pulling. You don't want to hurt yourself. I have a large breed too and although well behaved, I didn't want to risk tripping, or pulling or any other potential incident.

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Thanks guys ill ask tomorrow since the office is closed today...its not that important that I have to contact the on call doctor. I already walk about an hour per day (papers say to do at least a half an hour)...I may try later when my fiance gets home from work with him next to me in case he gets too much I can just drop the leash. I feel bad because we live in a condo and I'm used to taking him on jogs and to the dog park daily and my fiance has become somewhat of a single father lol

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luckysmomma    407

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I walked all of my dogs (I have 5)...my 2nd day home from surgery. BUT, none of my dogs are that large. I would wait & check with the dr. It is better to be safe than sorry.

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I have the same sized dog. I had no problems walking her. I just made sure to be extra vigilant so there was nothing that she might go nuts about..another dog etc.

One other thing though, be very careful when you bend over to pick up poop, I did it too quick and gave my internal stitches a pull and holy batman it hurt for a week.

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I have the same sized dog. I had no problems walking her. I just made sure to be extra vigilant so there was nothing that she might go nuts about..another dog etc.

One other thing though' date=' be very careful when you bend over to pick up poop, I did it too quick and gave my internal stitches a pull and holy batman it hurt for a week.[/quote']

How long after surgery were you walking her?

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maharet111    544

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How long after surgery were you walking her?

I started walking her two weeks after surgery. Funny enough she was recovering from TPLO surgery at the same time so we were walking about the same pace lol.

We walked every day two to three times a day for 10 minutes each. Once I got cleared for harder exercise I still walk her but I don't count it as my calorie burn. Worst part is she now needs TPLO on the other knee :(

I three months out currently.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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