I'm not quite ready to go to my new home.

OTTAWA, ON

Please give a big SPIN welcome to Loona. Loona is a 6 year old female standard poodle. Loona is an owner surrender due to changed life circumstances. She has been loved all of her life. Loona has easily settled into her foster home. A lovely standard poodle. But... 

Update from foster Oct. 22

What a journey with Miss Loona Boo!!! So... while in my care, I not only immediately noticed the hind limb muscle loss, but she started limping, badly, on the right hind. Now I knew she had a previous issue with the left hind that was medically managed years ago. The right hind was now an issue. Intermittently non weight bearing. She was in pain. I am a rehab specialist in Physical Rehabilitation. I know... when surgery is needed. Some things are not, or should not, be medically managed. Cranial Cruciate ligament is a disease that has been associated to genetics. There's nothing to prevent it from happening. While rehab can temporarily help in some situations, it wasn't with her.

Loona had a cruciate injury on the left years ago, now her right hind was an issue. Surgery it is. She has arthritis in her left, but now with a stable right.... she will have substantially better quality of life. She had surgery today and is resting comfortably. She will need at least 8 weeks to recover with rehab. Good thing she's here.  She's had her first laser therapy treatment and so far... all is well.  She also had surgery to correct her eyes, since her eyelids were turning inwards (entropion) causing issues. She is going to recover just fine. I got her.

Update from foster Nov. 7 

What's it like to recover a post op TPLO poodle? Well, they seem to think that because they are getting the best post op rehabilitation care with their foster mom, that they are juuuusssttt fine. Loona is recovering beautifully from her TPLO on the right hind 2 weeks ago. Barely limping at all, which is what I love to see, but she is needing extra meds and brain games to keep her brain satisfied and to prevent her from doing all the bad things, like getting up on the couch. Now, when I'm home, she is permitted up with assistance from her harness (lifted up, and lifted down), when I'm not, she is blocked off. And she is so mad.

She has started her short leash walks and rehabilitation program, including manual therapy and various non impact therapeutic exercises. Keeping her calm has been the biggest challenge. But overall, at the moment, she is doing amazing. She is not available for adoption until we know that she had healed right. Her post op radiographs are Dec 13.

She is so sweet. Barks in frustration I have discovered, but so sweet