Daily Summary
06:00 – Toilet Break (W+P) – Weight bearing quite well
06:15 Breakfast
10:00 – Toilet Break (W) – Walking – using his leg and weight bearing during steps.
Clicking noticeable from leg at 14:00 while in his pen.
15:00 Toilet Break (W+P)
19:10 Toilet Break (W+P)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
07:00 – Toilet Break (W) – Walked better than he has in some considerable time.
08:00 – Breakfast
11:25 Toilet Break ( W+P)
15:25 Toilet Break (W)
19:00 Toilet Break ( W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
07:30 Toilet Break (W+P)
08:00 Breakfast
12:00 Toilet Break (W)
16:30 Toilet Break (W)
21:20 Toilet Break (W+P)
Two days until Basils sedation
Vet believes these in priority are the most likely outcome of his lameness pre-exam.
1 – Further Meniscal Tear – requiring further inter capsule surgery (possibly arthroscopic).
2 – Lateral Suture stretch or tear. (unlikely but plausible)
3 – Joint Infection (unlikely at so many weeks since surgery.
Will ask whether if further cartilage damage whether he can be referred for arthroscopy rather than cause further
muscle atrophy due to additional invasive surgery and time without use since original injury and surgery for best outcome.
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
07:00 Toilet Break (W+P)
07:30 Breakfast
11:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
15:30 – Toilet Break (W)
18:30 – Toilet Break (W+P)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
06:10 Toilet Break (W+P)
06:25 Breakfast
10:55 Toilet Break ( W)
14:00 Toilet Break ( w)
19:00 Toilet Break (W)
22:30 Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
06:00 Toilet Break (W+P)
06:10 Breakfast
10:40 – Toilet Break (W+P)
14:45 – Toilet Break (W)
18:00 – Dinner
19:10 – Toilet Break ( W+P)
22:00 Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Will place a call to the vets today and see if we can speak with Matt since Basil is still not weight bearing.
Even checked his leg with the metal detector to see if there were any rogue staples left behind – but of course the
stainless steel crimps could well provide a false positive.
Daily Summary
07:00 – Toilet Break (W)
08:00 – Breakfast
10:45 – Toilet Break (W+P)
13:00 – Toilet Break (W)
16:00 – Toilet Break (W)
19:45 – Toilet Break(W+P)
Daily Summary
07:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
07:30 – Breakfast
10:00 – Toilet Break (W)
13:00 – Toilet Break (W)
15:45 – Toilet Break (W)
17:15 – Dinner
19:45 – Toilet Break ( W+P)
Daily Summary
06:05 – Toilet Break (W)
06:20 – Breakfast
10:15 – Toilet Break (W+P) Walked a little better this morning but still clicking noise from right leg.
14:45 – Toilet Break (W+P)
17:20 – Dinner
19:45 – Toilet Break (W)
Seems to be small improvements which are then later lost in the use of his leg. However I can’t help but think that this constant damp weather could be masking other symptoms (arthritis).
Daily Summary
07:30 – Toilet Break ( W+P)
08:35 – Breakfast
12:45 – Toilet Break ( W+P)
17:00 – Toilet Break (W)
Clicking from right leg during movement
22:00 Toilet Break (W)
Daily Summary
06:30 – Toilet Break (W+P) walked poorly but very damp
08:30 – Breakfast
11:45 – Toilet Break (W)
14:45 – Toilet Break (W+P)
19:30 – Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
06:00 Toilet Break (W)
06:15 Breakfast
10:55 – Toilet Break ( W+P)
16:30 – Toilet Break (W+P)
19:20 Toilet Break (W) – still favouring weight bearing on front legs but not as bad as 3 days ago
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
07:15 – Toilet Break (W+P) – Walk to garden laboured but when on the lawn Basil actually used his leg a little.A glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel but I’m sure it will be a few more days before we know one way or another. Damp weather can’t be helping.
08:00 – Breakfast – Stood on three legs to eat and drink
11:45 Toilet Break (W)
15:45 Toilet Break (W)
20:45.Toilet Break (W+P) A little better when walking
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Still holding his back leg up this morning but a glimpse of toe touching while in the garden.
Really hope he mends whatever he has done without more surgical intervention.
Daily Summary
07:15 – Toilet Break (W)
07:30 – Breakfast
11:35 – Toilet Break (W+P) – Exhausted by the time he was back in his pen due to the effort on his front legs.
15:35 – Toilet Break (W) Still hardly using his leg and holding it up most of the time
18:00 Dinner – unwilling to weight bear – knee joint appeared unstable laterally when his good leg grew tired and he hopped between good and bad momentarily.
20:15 – Toilet Break (W+P) No improvement whatsoever
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Still not happy with Basil’s right leg – he’s not as good with it as he has been the last 2 weeks.
I guess it could be damp from the overnight rain that is causing him some discomfort.
Daily Summary
07:00 – Toilet Break (W)
07:30 – Breakfast
11:45 – Toilet Break (W+P)
14:00 – Toilet Break (W)
Vet said if lameness doesn’t disappear in 3-4 days to take him back – really hope that isn’t necessary as we know where
that road leads 
Weighed 38.55 kilos so he’s lost around 2KG (40.50) since his operation – could do with losing a little more to help reduce the pressure on his joints.
19:30 – Toilet break (W+P)
Daily Summary
06:00 Toilet Break (W+P)
06:15 Breakfast
09:40 – Toilet Break (W+P)
12:30 – Toilet break (W)
15:35 – Toilet Break (W+P)
19:15 – Toilet Break ( W)
22:00 – Toilet Break (W)
Basil scratched his chin with his bad leg – Ben and I were out the room – Kate touched his back to stop him which made him jump. Now not walking so well – Vets tomorrow @ 14:30pm.
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Basil not really wanting to use his leg this morning – assume dampness from the rain.
Once walking on it seems fine again.
Daily Summary
07:00 – Toilet Break – (W)
08:00 – Breakfast
09:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
12:30 – Toilet Break (W)
16:30 – Toilet Break (W)
19:30 – Toilet Break (W+P)
22:15 – Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
06:00 Breakfast
06:30 Toilet Break (W+P)
10:15 Toilet Break (W)
13:30 Toilet Break (W+P)
16;15 Toilet Break (W)
20:35 Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Right leg a little stiff for Basil this morning.
Daily Summary 06:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
06:20 – Breakfast
10:10 – Toilet Break (W+P)
13:15 – Toilet Break (W) – Offered Ice Cubes and Water (refused Water)
16:15 – Toilet Break (W)
19:40 – Toilet Break
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
07:10 – Toilet Break (W)
08:30 – Breakfast
10:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
14:00 – Toilet Break (W)
16:40 – Ben appeared at front window to wash the ledges and Basil went from full laying position to standing barking in 0.2 second.
Not good – we’ll have to leave it 48 hours to see if he’s damaged his leg again. He immediately showed sign of discomfort by toe tapping and not wanting to put his leg down – we’ll just have to wait and see.
17:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
21:30 – Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
Basil very boisterous during In-Laws visit post their shopping trip – reared on his rear legs once and we all panicked.
It is fresh in our minds that a move like that around a fortnight ago set him back approx two weeks in recovery time.
Seemed to walk okay to the garden for toileting though.
07:15 – Toilet Break (W+P)
08:00 – Breakfast
09:15 – Toilet Break (W)
12:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
Lunchtime Snooze
16:30 – Toilet Break (W)
19:45 – Toilet Break (W)
22:00 – Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Basil tried to rear up on his hind legs twice today – dissuaded him promptly, but becoming more difficult.
Dail Summary
06:15 – Toilet Break (W+P)
09:00 – Breakfast
10:45 – Toilet Break (W+P
13:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
16:45 – Toilet Break (W)
20:15 – Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
Still walking better than before his set-back, although you can see he just wants to run about now despite his leg.
05:50 – Toilet Break (W+P)
06:45 – Breakfast
10:30 – Toilet Break (W+P)
12:40 – Toilet Break (W)
16:15 – Toilet Break (W)
20:15 – Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Daily Summary
So Basil is finally walking more or less as he was immediately post surgery – albeit some stiffness and cramping after laying down in his pen.
I am concerned about the uneven lawn – pot-holes etc left after so little rain so will try and fill them shortly.
His confidence in using his leg is growing – but we need to balance the exercise and muscle building with the fragility of the repair and the clicking coming from (presumably) the cartilage of his left rear leg.
06:15 – Toilet Break (W+P)
09:10 – Breakfast
09:30 – Toilet Break (W)
13:00 – Toilet Break (W)
16:45 – Toilet Break (W+P)
21:30 – Toilet Break (W)
He’s turned in to a lovely dog despite his early illness and being on a drip in the vets for a couple of weeks – we nearly lost him when he was easily too young to be left – never got to the root cause but could be anything from rat poison ingestion to Weils disease (leptospirosis) poor little devil.
Have some footage of the dreaming dog to upload – will do it soon….lol
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Basil walking a lot better today than in the last few days – a lot less weight favouring on his front paws.
He’s also being disobedient with the Girls – they have to tell him a command several times before he complies…
Daily Summary
06:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
09:30 – Breakfast
12:15 – Toilet Break (W)
16:15 – Toilet Break (W+P)
17:30 – Dinner
22:00 – Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Oh so early – first day of my annual vacation and I have to get up at 05:50am
Damp grass from the fine mist of cloud or rain on the hill today. Basil chewing his paws and rubbing his chin.
I’m sure it’s an allergy to the grass – always chews his paws when the grass is damp.
Daily Summary
06:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
06:10 – Breakfast
09:45 – Toilet Break (W+P)
12:45 – Toilet Break (W)
16:45 – Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
So he seems to be managing on his rear legs a little better again.
Lets just hope this continues.
Daily Summary
06:30 – Toilet Break (W+P)
08:00 – Breakfast
10:38 – Toilet Break (W)
14:08 – Toilet Break (W)
15:15 – Toilet Break (W)
18:15 – Toilet Break (W+P)
21:45 – Toilet Break (W)
So apparently he walked a little easier this morning after a good nights sleep.
Fingers crossed maybe he just pulled a muscle or had some cramping.
Daily Summary
06:15 – Toilet Break (W+P) appears to walk a little better this am
07:50 – Breakfast
11:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
13:00 – Caught the window cleaner about to offload his ladders and begin on our house – my wife managed to catch him before the dog heard him….phew
16:15 – Toilet Break (W) – walking better, obviously needs more rest though.
17:15 – Dinner
21:30 – Toilet Break (W+P)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Still not weight bearing on right leg (as well as he was post surgery) this am – will try and check he has not chewed pads on paw which could be likely. My concern is that every-time we have had to take him to the vets it provides a much higher risk of damage to his leg due to lifting him and out of car (he wants to jump in to the boot and out again and controlling him to not rear on his legs is tricky). He also has a predisposition to pulling when seeing other dogs and the Vets obviously has an easily wiped down (and therefore slippery) floor.
06:15 – Toilet Break (W+P)
06:30 – Breakfast
09:30 – Toilet Break (W) – putting weight on front legs rather than rear legs.
It could just be a sprain or pulled muscle on his good leg – not sure maybe I should wait 24 hours and ensure confinement with minimal trips to garden before vets.
The fur between the pads on the rear leg that had surgery are very pink (which usually indicates he’s been chewing / licking it) but not sure if this is causing him the issue.
12:15 – Toilet Break (W)
Rang vet – Matt is now on holiday for two weeks – tricky as the surgery don’t have MRI so can’t really see the value in taking him down again since manual manipulation (diagnosis) is going to cause damage or pain – and was inconclusive in original diagnosis hence my confidence is considerably lacking – will give him rest and confinement and see how he does. If necessary I will ring referral centre that has modern diagnostics for soft tissue scans.
16:30 – Toilet Break (W)
18:20 – Toilet Break (W) – put more weight on bad leg this evening – but still not right.
22:30 – Toilet Break (W)
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
Ugh – so tired, this time woke up at 02:18 and listened to the garbage on radio until 04:00 – then slept until Mrs woke me at 06:00.
Basil trying to have a lick of his leg this morning – Kate suggested he didn’t.
Wound continues to heal nicely – but there are signs of him feeling less comfortable when weight bearing on his bad leg today – whether this is just stiffness but seems more laboured when changing position in his pen etc. Looks like there is a little muscle mass wastage on his right rear leg.
Wound - 2 Weeks 3 Days Post Operative
Seems better after walking when visiting the garden after a few steps though.
05:45 – Toilet Break (W+P)
06:30 – Breakfast
08:45 – Toilet Break (W+P)
12:00 – Toilet Break (W)
15:40 – Toilet Break (W)
Took some video of him to try and capture him being less comfortable on his leg today – but very difficult.
17:45 – Toilet Break (W+P)
Definitely toe tapping more than in recent days where he was happy to put a percentage of weight on bad leg.
20:00 – Toilet Break (W)
Still showing discomfort
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)
I’ve broken the curse of waking up at 3-4am. I slept all night until 06:58.
Wonder where my little camera has gone t0 record Basil….hmm
Daily Summary
07:00 – Toilet Break (W)
08:30 – Breakfast
09:00 – Toilet Break (W+P)
13:00 – Toilet Break (W)
16:20 – Toilet Break (W)
17:15 – Dinner
20:45 – Toilet Break (W)
22:30 – Bed
Submitted by Darren Gallagher (@dgallagh)