Post op hemi laminectomy surgery and UWT

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I appreciate all the posts that followed the back brace question. I have had a

run on IVDD dogs and found the info very useful. I am curious to know who

amongst you are putting post op back dogs in water before sutures/staples have

been removed? What time frame do you aim for and what do you do to protect the

incision?? I have a client who's primary vet hardly wants me to touch the dog

before staple removal let alone try to put it in the UWT and risk infection. I

know there are lots of rehabbers getting the dogs in water immediately post op

without complications but wonder how they do it.

Tracey DVM CCRT

[Guest guest]

We put our post-op IVDD dogs in the UWTM @ 7 days. All our surgeons agree that the incision is healed at this point. We have had no infections with this method. Veterinary Referrals Hospital of Hickory, RehabilitationAngie , RVT, CCRPFind us on Facebook!