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I have a very, very active/high arousal dog who needs to rest for 6 weeks. She dislocated her neck last Saturday, badly enough that she was nearly paralyzed. We have transitioned from unable to sit up or stand, all the way to "able to walk, but still falling down and running into things." It's like a miracle. She is expected to survive and possibly even make a full recovery.
But she needs to stay quiet for 6 weeks while she undergoes treatment. She is going OUT OF HER MIND. She is used to training in agiltiy/obedience daily and hiking for an hour and a half about 5 days a week. She is used to free-running with dogs in a huge yard for 4 or 5 hours a day on top of that. Plus she loves to retrieve or tug for maybe an hour every other day. She isn't "active," she's insane. Of all of the dogs I own, she needs the most. Her neck hurts too badly to eat out of a kong. She isn't to jump, pivot, or play with other dogs. She obviously can't tug or retrive. She can't go for walks. I am at a loss as to how to manage her. We initially kept her sedated, but now she isn't.
Any ideas? ANY? If I can't figure something out, I am afraid she will re-injure herself.
But she needs to stay quiet for 6 weeks while she undergoes treatment. She is going OUT OF HER MIND. She is used to training in agiltiy/obedience daily and hiking for an hour and a half about 5 days a week. She is used to free-running with dogs in a huge yard for 4 or 5 hours a day on top of that. Plus she loves to retrieve or tug for maybe an hour every other day. She isn't "active," she's insane. Of all of the dogs I own, she needs the most. Her neck hurts too badly to eat out of a kong. She isn't to jump, pivot, or play with other dogs. She obviously can't tug or retrive. She can't go for walks. I am at a loss as to how to manage her. We initially kept her sedated, but now she isn't.
Any ideas? ANY? If I can't figure something out, I am afraid she will re-injure herself.