The morning of March 9th came and like before her first surgery, I was pretty nervous, although less so this time. Given that Maia had no issues during her first surgery and was doing so well with her recovery and rehab, I was actually looking forward to getting through this surgery so that Maia could […]

The Day after Maia’s surgery we went to her up at her scheduled discharge time. We met with the doctor and went over the surgery in great detail, including arthroscopic video and images of the ruptured ligament and x-rays of her left leg prior to and after surgery. The first order of business after Maia […]

The morning of February 6th arrived and we packed Maia up with her bed, a toy, some food, a Frosty Paw Ice cream, and some snacks as she would be staying the night after surgery and off we went. I admittedly was a nervous wreck that morning and didn’t sleep much the night before. If […]

While we were still in New Mexico I began doing some research on the injury and treatment options. After doing some web searches I found and called Arizona Canine Orthopedics and scheduled a consultation on their first available slot, which was in mid-January. As it turned out, their location was only about 5 minutes away […]

Hi all, I wanted to share a story about Maia’s knee injuries. It started back on May 30th, 2017, Maia, who had turned 11 in February, was out in the backyard doing her usual morning yard patrol, inspection and potty business. When Maia came back inside (she has a dog door so I wasn’t watching […]