Crate Rest while recuperating from surgery or

medical conservative treatment for Disc Disease (IVDD)

 

It is imperative that you give time for healing whether it's after surgery or during conservative medical treatment. Serious tissue damage has occurred. It simply takes time for healing to complete. 

 

 

• Conservative treatment requires eight (8) weeks of 100% STRICT crate rest 24/7 only out at potty times. Meds prescribed will bring down inflammation and others will mask the pain until that happens. There are no medicines that can heal a disc. That is a matter of time and restricted movement of 8 weeks of crate rest. Too much movement before disc has completely healed over, can cause relapses from pain to more serious of paralyzed legs. Detailed information on the "how's and why's" of conservative treatment.
• Surgical cases usually require 6 weeks of crate rest with supervised and controlled exercise possibly vet prescribed PT begining the day after surgery When the dog is not under your eye-ball to eye-ball supervision and controlled by leash and harness, the safest place to recuperate is in the crate.  More information on crate rest for the post-op dog:  http://www.dodgerslist.com/literature/surgery.htm#restPT

 How to set up a recovery suite and carry out the essential crate rest recovery period your pet needs during a disc episode or after surgery:

http://www.dodgerslist.com/literature/CrateRRP.htm

 

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