LillieCharliee
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Hey!
I hope those of you who celebrate it had a nice easter.
My question is about my little boy Fred. He's 3, and after displacing his hip he got surgery around 5-6 weeks ago.
He had around 4 weeks of vet-ordered tiny-cage-time, he occasionally got to walk around the room a bit so he wouldn't go insane but overall he barely moved for a long time.
Over the past week or so I've slowly transitioned him to free-roam, his (now open) cage is still his place to go to hide in but he has another hiding spot and litter box under a chair outside, which he loves.
The thing is just that he doesn't want to move at all. He only alternates between his cage and the chair like twice a day, and that's it. The rest of the day he just naps or sits or eats, hidden.
He's extremely shy overall, especially around people. He wouldn't have been happy to just run around a room with healthy legs, of course he won't with a hurt one.
Putting him in a room he doesn't know yet helps a bit, curiosity is stronger than his fear and he'll explore for a little bit. But then he's back to hiding and that's it. I would do this every day but unfortunately I've ran out of rooms, haha.
I'm very concerned because there has been zero improvement in the hurt leg. He won't use it, he exclusively uses the healthy leg even when he sits, so he's constantly falling to the side a little.
I hope it's just because he needs to learn to use it again and rebuild his muscles, which is why I'm asking. I don't want to put him through more vet visits, he's a fragile baby
I've tried a bit of physical therapy, lifting him up and moving the leg the way it's supposed to but it terrifies him and I'm scared to hurt him more.
If you guys have any ideas I would be very happy to hear them.
Thank you!
I hope those of you who celebrate it had a nice easter.
My question is about my little boy Fred. He's 3, and after displacing his hip he got surgery around 5-6 weeks ago.
He had around 4 weeks of vet-ordered tiny-cage-time, he occasionally got to walk around the room a bit so he wouldn't go insane but overall he barely moved for a long time.
Over the past week or so I've slowly transitioned him to free-roam, his (now open) cage is still his place to go to hide in but he has another hiding spot and litter box under a chair outside, which he loves.
The thing is just that he doesn't want to move at all. He only alternates between his cage and the chair like twice a day, and that's it. The rest of the day he just naps or sits or eats, hidden.
He's extremely shy overall, especially around people. He wouldn't have been happy to just run around a room with healthy legs, of course he won't with a hurt one.
Putting him in a room he doesn't know yet helps a bit, curiosity is stronger than his fear and he'll explore for a little bit. But then he's back to hiding and that's it. I would do this every day but unfortunately I've ran out of rooms, haha.
I'm very concerned because there has been zero improvement in the hurt leg. He won't use it, he exclusively uses the healthy leg even when he sits, so he's constantly falling to the side a little.
I hope it's just because he needs to learn to use it again and rebuild his muscles, which is why I'm asking. I don't want to put him through more vet visits, he's a fragile baby
I've tried a bit of physical therapy, lifting him up and moving the leg the way it's supposed to but it terrifies him and I'm scared to hurt him more.
If you guys have any ideas I would be very happy to hear them.
Thank you!
