Aw poor Scorrie and poor you!
I doubt whether you will be able to stop such an active dog from moving so just get him to have as much rest as possible. Swimming would be great for him! If you could confine him to a crate for periods of the day that would help a lot. Benjy has one and just loves it!
Benjy badly damaged a leg when he was a year old and wasn't allowed any exercise for quite a long time. It was a nightmare tryng to stop him jumping up on the bed etc but a vet told me that him jumping down would cause more damage as, obviously, there would be more weight on his legs landing on the floor. So we just used to make sure we lifted him down at all times.
Weight gain will be an issue and you'll have to feed less to compensate for less exercise. Sorry Scorrie! Try filling him up on veg such as broccoli and carrots. Also, spread his meals throughout the day and put the food in a Kong so it will take longer to eat and pass the time as well. You could get a couple and hide them somewhere in the house so he had to look for them. Just keep them at floor level so he doesn't jump up!
I agree with Carasmam re the painkiller. Benjy was on Metacalm which he did need for a while as he had a pin fitted and was in a lot of pain the poor wee soul. After a while on this he has the most terrible diarrohea with blood in it!
I was told that he might have a slight limp after surgery and, initially, he was quite stiff when getting up after rest and after exercise. However, I got him a great natural remedy called Mobilise (
www.arthritis-help-for-pets.com) along with a herbal remedy from
www.csjK9.com and this has made such a difference! You would never know he had anything wrong with him at all now and he'll be 10 this year.
You could try the homeopathic remedy Arnica as this helps heal injuries.
Good luck!
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