ACL

Sasha had been favoring her right leg on -and-off for a couple of weeks after she took a tumble while playing fetch but since it wasn't consistent we didn't think it was a vet-worthy issue. Then, after a really good run/play sess she wouldn't walk on it at all- straight to the vet, tear in her ACL. Crap. Pretty swollen, not ruptured, $4k super invasive surgery or 6 weeks of bed rest to see if it heals itself. She's tough and really healthy, and though we feel like we're gambling with her health we want to give her a chance to heal on her own so bed rest it is! To-date it has been one week. It's fortunate that pibbles are already so lazy because she only occasionally needs to be slowed down as she wanders from the bedroom to the living room. She does need to be lifted down into the yard and back up which is difficult because M isn't always around and she weighs 65 lbs but we're managing and she is such a good sport. We lowered our bed so she doesn't need to jump to get into it and our couch is already pretty low. The vet gave us a Rx of Rimadyl which scared me because there's been a class-action lawsuit against Pfizer for side-effects of the drug but we're keeping a close eye on her as I feel that's all we can really do since it's purpose is to treat swelling and act as a pain-killer. We have always given them fish-oil (omega 3 fatty acid) but now they get 1,500 mg of glucosamine w/ cheese after dinner. 

She is also getting the crap spoiled out of her with new toys and lovins. 

It's hard to keep a good dog down, she doesn't know why she has to stay home all the time while Molly gets to go play. 

If Molly doesn't get tons of exercise she'll try to play with Sasha 

How do you handle having an injured dog and a non-injured dog?