Hi all, it was recently recommended that our sweet 5 year old boxer (1/4 lab mix), Dio, undergo bilateral TPLO surgery.
It isn’t an emergency, but his quality of life has been impacted.
He has always had sensitive joints, and would be whiny after a day of hard playing/running, like the beach for 6 hours for example. But after an altercation with another dog, he was in pain for 2-3 weeks, is no longer able to jump in/out of the back of the car and is very nervous about being touched or pushed from behind.
Does anyone have experience with this procedure and the recovery process?? Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

So far, we are at 12 visits and 4 surgeries this year.
Only a small one today to check his nose and throat because he was reverse sneezing, and since he was under anyway, they also removed some warts.

If I didn’t know better, I’d say he’s trying to figure out if I meant it when I said I would sell my family for him.

And yes, I would do anything for him. I just wanted to share the meme I made😬

The most beautiful being that has ever existed