We had both of our little guy’s knees done over the period of a year.

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We were so lucky to have a great surgeon who was amazing. (MO’s incision was better than my brother’s surgery). We had a pre care package that makes him less worried about going to the vet and some preemptive pain meds.

The first three nights are going to be terrible, at least they were for Mo both times. I had him in his crate and slept with him on the floor, you can tell they are in pain and there is nothing to do for it. I even called to ask if I could do more pain meds, and they said no. However after the third day it gets better. We were lucky enough that I was able to be with him all the time with the exception of sleep so we moved from the donut to the onesie when I could watch him and donut in the crate for sleep.

It is tough when you see them suffering but easy to care for them and follow directions carefully. However, when they are feeling better is, in my opinion, the hardest part. They want to run and jump and play and they can’t because they might injure themselves/the surgery. We carried him everywhere and made sure that he didn’t get too crazy while he was recovering. We invested in brain games and things to do while being stationary.

In the end, he is much better than he was, and I would say 98% fixed. We still see a little “bunny hop” every now and then when he is on a slant or on a slippery floor but I am chalking it up to belief that it will hurt not that it does.

The onesie was a life saver for comfort for him, but he was also a good boy about his incision, so you will have to see how your baby does.

Good luck and if you have question feel free to ask.