He still walks with a little limp but it is now more of an mechanical limp rather then a pain induced limp.
I started to take Bentley on AM and PM leash walks and stair climbing, which made a huge difference. Bentley would plop down in between to rest but the walks helped to build his atrophied legs. He no longer needs any pain meds.
The end result is that Bentley runs and jumps again!
He gets up on his cat tree by using only the 3 outer steps to get to the top tray. He no longer uses the 2 inner steps.
He can jump from the floor onto a table with no problem. He
will however gauge his jumps before he goes for it. The Vet told us that
this is perfectly normal.He can run very fast and he also started to use his hind legs again when he plays by kicking what ever toy he caught....something he hadn't done in a long time. Another big improvement is that he started to sleep again on his back with his back legs outstretched and relaxed like the picture of him shows.
We are very happy with Bentley's recovery. It has been 6 month now since he had his first FHO on his (L) hip and 4 month since the (R). I guess all of the other reports and stories on FHO surgery's are correct by stating that this surgery and recovery will take a long time...up to a year!
Our Bentley is doing great!!!
