HIGH STEPPING
Today Mickey started some new types of physical therapy! I think he enjoyed them too. They didn't appear to be too much strain on his leg, and I was inspired by another TPLO recovery patient's mother. So, I'll post some videos for you to see of the types of things he did today.
We only did a total of about two minutes of it, varied throughout the day. The first session is in the first two videos following and the second session is in the last two videos. However, as much as he didn't seem affected by either sort of exercise, I think I'll wait until six weeks to actually begin the second type of therapy we did. That or I'll try and find a much lower set of ladder poles to work him through.
For agility training in the beginning we worked extensively on this ladder, so Mickey knows exactly what to do in these videos. It teaches the dog to be aware of where their legs are and encourages them to lift and flex.
I also bought Mickey a new tool! I'm not sure when I will begin using it though, it's called a "wobble board". To help him with weight baring exercises. I think I might wait another week for that, and for now just use the first exercise as seen in the first two videos.
We only did a total of about two minutes of it, varied throughout the day. The first session is in the first two videos following and the second session is in the last two videos. However, as much as he didn't seem affected by either sort of exercise, I think I'll wait until six weeks to actually begin the second type of therapy we did. That or I'll try and find a much lower set of ladder poles to work him through.
For agility training in the beginning we worked extensively on this ladder, so Mickey knows exactly what to do in these videos. It teaches the dog to be aware of where their legs are and encourages them to lift and flex.
I also bought Mickey a new tool! I'm not sure when I will begin using it though, it's called a "wobble board". To help him with weight baring exercises. I think I might wait another week for that, and for now just use the first exercise as seen in the first two videos.
Exercise One, straight
Exercise One, sideways
Exercise Two, side view
Exercise Two, front view
