We've indicated a couple times now that the hardest part of Rowdy's Recovery is keeping him calm. For those of you who've never met Rowdy, he's the sweetest 2 year old white boxer you'll ever meet - and he LOVES to play.
With all of that said, we've figured out a few tricks to keep Rowdy (and Roxy) busy. We mentioned in the last post that a Kong filled with frozen greek yogurt works well. In addition to that, we've picked up a couple of Kong balls. We cut a slice of Natural Balance Lamb Log that's a little big for the hole in the ball. We stuff it in so it's tight and tough to get out - 30mins gone. Best Bully Sticks are a great option as well, and we love the fact that they're free range & organic. Finally we've picked up a couple of free range raw bones from Urbanimal in Minneapolis. The dogs LOVE these but they're really messy, so definitely not an option to eat on the carpet.
All of the time consuming things we mentioned above are food, we're definitely aware of that. Something to be careful of is to make sure that Rowdy doesn't gain weight. After tearing one ACL, he has a 30%-40% chance of injuring the other, and the best thing that we can do to prevent that from happening is to keep him on the lighter side of average. He's always been a slender pup, but we're keeping very close tabs on his weight through this recovery. Currently, he's 57 lbs (a little guy) and he hasn't really gained much weight.
On a positive note, Rowdy can enjoy three 5-10 minute walks per day now. He is using the leg a lot more, and we're walking slow. Just seeing some new scenery is making him very happy and he definitely looks forward to getting out.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
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oh my heart just breaks for Rowdy! prayers to him for a super speedy recovery so he can go back to playing!
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