Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
Keymaster
Hello! - and what a harrowing time, waiting to find out how the remaining pelvic limb will recover.
I have great faith that your vet will have done the best they can to localise the pain / soreness and can almost guarantee that no vet will improve on that diagnosis without meeting or assessing Tiga or at least, if they were an orthopaedic expert perhaps, looking at the clinical notes / any pictures for themselves (and neither would it be appropriate to try).
I am worried, therefore, that you ask me whether I think it would be appropriate to let her do little walks around the garden. The vets who know Tiga are in a much better position to assess the situation. You should be able to ask your vet again if you need to, but it sounds as though you already know what they think.
My opinion on this matter is that you should follow the instructions carefully. Injuries can be difficult to repair at the best of times and there is no other leg to fall back on. If you truly disagree with your vets' opinion, the correct thing to do would be to ask to be referred to an orthopaedic expert more knowledgeable than your vets, but this should be done through the proper channels.
Best of luck; sometimes, such cases do not work out but other times the remaining limb performs much better than expected. Hang on in there - and let us know how it goes. We're rooting for you.
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