Buddy

Buddy Fisher - Physiotherapy 07/03/24 Buddy was see following TPLO surgery. He is standing on all 4 limbs and able to sit, lie and walk unaided. The left hindlimb has minimal swelling around the caudal edge of the stifle and no heat palpable. There was muscle reactivity around the thoraco-lumbar junction and around the caudal scapula area both sides into lat. Dorsi. Crepitus felt on full flexion left stifle. Sartorius was reactive and painful on palpation on the left and hamstrings on the right restrictive of protraction. Gait: Left hind medially placed and weak on biceps femoris. Tarsal valgus and toe out left hind. Good rhythm of the walk, minimal scuffing, minor rhythm changes on the turn. Sitting: Straight sit posture, on rising still weight-shifts right and moves toes. Exercises 1. Sit to stand- First, get buddy into a good sit posture, this means all 4 feet are facing forwards with no legs splayed to the sides. Then lower your treat hand infront and down to encourage buddy to stand slowly. As he stands, his back feet should stay still, moving of these back feet indicates a dis-engagement of the hindlimb muscles Repeat 10x once or twice a day [Is sloppy sitting in dogs something to worry about? - Dogs4motion] 2. Over the legs – With your legs outstretched on the floor, have Buddy walk over the legs 10x. The key to this exercise os to make sure Buddy uses his right and left legsto step over, if he just uses one, adjust your spacing. This will encourage movement of his joints and increase his balance from left to right. [High Stepping Over Cavaletti Poles for Dogs - YouTube]