Senior Wellness ~ Nellie’s Health Series Part 6: Pulled Tendon

Today’s FitDog Friday post is on: Senior Wellness ~ Nellie’s Health Series Part 6: Pulled Tendon

You mean I should be warming up before I go nuts in the field?

Last week for our FitDog fitness I talked about How To Stay Fit In Cold Temps, you can read about it here. What I failed to do was do what Slimdoggy has been telling me to do for a couple of years now (a do as I say moment not as I do). I failed to do some “prehab” stuff with Nellie before going out and playing in the snow. Meaning I should of done some stretching and warm up exercises with her. If I would of done those she might not of pulled her tendon.

I opened up the door and let the gang go, they started grabbing toys and were off running, chasing, playing grabass. This was all well and fine for the younger SS gang who are in shape and more athletic than Nellie but this time it was too much for Nellie. She had fun playing and getting in her exercise and when it came to later that day she turned up lame on her front right leg. I started her on a NSAID which I keep on hand for times like this and took her to work with me to have an exam done to find out what was wrong. The Doctor examined her and found her left hip that she broke when she was 1.5 years old bothered her when stretched out and her front right shoulder bothered her when that was stretched out. The doctor felt discomfort in one of the tendons in her shoulder. So rest, NSAIDS and stretching exercises before next exercise day.

I did a search on Slimdoggy because I know they talk about the importance of “prehab” and these are the results I came up with :

Six exercise tips for senior dogs

Preventing injury in sporting dogs

Exercise alternatives for senior dogs

Benefits of strength training for dogs

I will be a smarter parent from now on and warm up that old gal before exercise.

This concludes my Senior Wellness ~ Nellie’s Health Series. Thanks for following along with Nellie’s annual Veterinary exam. Nellie is doing just great, she hasn’t had anymore testing and is hanging out being Nellie. We will wait and see how she does before going further with any testing. Her pulled tendon is doing well also. We won a giveaway over at Heart Like A Dog for Rejuvenate (thank you Jodi), we just got the bottle and started Nellie on it so we will see if it makes a difference with her old bones.

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17 Replies to “Senior Wellness ~ Nellie’s Health Series Part 6: Pulled Tendon”

Jenna,Mark “HuskyCrazed” Drady January 23, 2015 at 8:12 am

Aww poor baby!
You are a wonderful pet parent though, don’t doubt yourself on that for a minute!
I didn’t realize the importance of prehab either, so thank you for bringing this to my attention!
ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!

Beth January 23, 2015 at 8:34 am

Hope Nellie’s feeling better soon! Thanks for pulling all of the SlimDoggy info together into one post for us!

Jodi January 23, 2015 at 8:58 am

I’ve enjoyed this series and learned a lot. I’m so glad you won the Rejenease and I do hope it helps Nellie. Please let me know?

easyweimaraner January 23, 2015 at 9:23 am

Oh… Nellie I hope the meds help you and the pains go away soon. I would like to hear what experiences you made with Rejuvenate, hope it will work wonders, that would be great!

Emmadog January 23, 2015 at 9:35 am

We started that same supplement on Katie yesterday at double dose for a month to see if we get any results. Hope it helps the dogs out!

Miss Harper Lee January 23, 2015 at 10:15 am

Thank you for a wonderful series and for the helpful links to Slimdoggy. I’m so happy that all of Nellie’s results were good!

SlimDoggy (@MySlimDoggy) January 23, 2015 at 10:25 am

Glad some of our posts are helpful to you. Prehab and warm-ups are important in warm weather, but also in cold weather too! Hope Nellie is feeling better soon!

Cathy Connolly January 23, 2015 at 10:54 am

Poor girl, oh those moments, we all have them regardless of how much we try to avoid them, hopefully she’ll be back to herself soon. Hugs to you Nellie 🙂 This has been a great health series about Nellie, thanks so much for sharing them with all of us!

Buddy Kacher January 23, 2015 at 11:03 am

This has been a wonderful series. Thanks so much, it was very informative. My late Chessie cross ruptured her tendon when she was 10 years old. She had surgery, lots of rehab and after that, we had a warm up session before she was allowed to run. Thanks again for the information.

wagsahoy January 23, 2015 at 1:51 pm

Good series! Sorry to hear about the pulled tendon! You take care and mind your prehab, Nellie! *wags* – Gilligan from WagsAhoy.com

Clowie January 23, 2015 at 2:06 pm

I’m glad her tendon is improving. I hope she’s back to normal soon.

M. K. Clinton January 23, 2015 at 3:09 pm

I really learned so much with this series. You are an incredible pet parent/breeder. Your dogs are very lucky. ☺

Jan K January 23, 2015 at 4:29 pm

I’m glad to hear that all is well with Nellie. I’ve never really thought much about “prehab”. I usually just open the door and let ’em go. So thanks for sharing about that, I’ll have to read those articles (or probably re-read, I usually read most of SlimDoggy’s stuff!). BTW, we received the collar yesterday, thank you so much…it fits perfectly!!

MyDogLikes January 23, 2015 at 4:57 pm

I must admit that I hadn’t even thought about prepping the dogs for exercise until Charlie recently started his agility class. I do worry about how aggressively he runs and jumps and also about Harley as he is getting older. Thanks for linking all that info – this is something we need to learn more about and make a part of our routine.

I hope Nellie feels better soon!

2 Brown Dawgs January 23, 2015 at 7:53 pm

I hope Nellie will be all better soon. We don’t do enough warming up either. I guess we should. 🙂

Elaine January 23, 2015 at 8:38 pm

I hope Nellie is feeling better soon. Thanks for highlighting the benefits of warming up for senior dogs. I need to focus more on this since Haley is getting a little older too.

dollythedoxie January 24, 2015 at 8:19 am

We hope Nellie is feeling better real soon and able to enjoy the snow again! Love Dolly

Jenna,Mark “HuskyCrazed” Drady January 23, 2015 at 8:12 am

Aww poor baby!
You are a wonderful pet parent though, don’t doubt yourself on that for a minute!
I didn’t realize the importance of prehab either, so thank you for bringing this to my attention!
ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
Beth January 23, 2015 at 8:34 am

Hope Nellie’s feeling better soon! Thanks for pulling all of the SlimDoggy info together into one post for us!
Jodi January 23, 2015 at 8:58 am

I’ve enjoyed this series and learned a lot. I’m so glad you won the Rejenease and I do hope it helps Nellie. Please let me know?
easyweimaraner January 23, 2015 at 9:23 am

Oh… Nellie I hope the meds help you and the pains go away soon. I would like to hear what experiences you made with Rejuvenate, hope it will work wonders, that would be great!
Emmadog January 23, 2015 at 9:35 am

We started that same supplement on Katie yesterday at double dose for a month to see if we get any results. Hope it helps the dogs out!
Miss Harper Lee January 23, 2015 at 10:15 am

Thank you for a wonderful series and for the helpful links to Slimdoggy. I’m so happy that all of Nellie’s results were good!
SlimDoggy (@MySlimDoggy) January 23, 2015 at 10:25 am

Glad some of our posts are helpful to you. Prehab and warm-ups are important in warm weather, but also in cold weather too! Hope Nellie is feeling better soon!
Cathy Connolly January 23, 2015 at 10:54 am

Poor girl, oh those moments, we all have them regardless of how much we try to avoid them, hopefully she’ll be back to herself soon. Hugs to you Nellie 🙂 This has been a great health series about Nellie, thanks so much for sharing them with all of us!
Buddy Kacher January 23, 2015 at 11:03 am

This has been a wonderful series. Thanks so much, it was very informative. My late Chessie cross ruptured her tendon when she was 10 years old. She had surgery, lots of rehab and after that, we had a warm up session before she was allowed to run. Thanks again for the information.
wagsahoy January 23, 2015 at 1:51 pm

Good series! Sorry to hear about the pulled tendon! You take care and mind your prehab, Nellie! *wags* – Gilligan from WagsAhoy.com
Clowie January 23, 2015 at 2:06 pm

I’m glad her tendon is improving. I hope she’s back to normal soon.
M. K. Clinton January 23, 2015 at 3:09 pm

I really learned so much with this series. You are an incredible pet parent/breeder. Your dogs are very lucky. ☺
Jan K January 23, 2015 at 4:29 pm

I’m glad to hear that all is well with Nellie. I’ve never really thought much about “prehab”. I usually just open the door and let ’em go. So thanks for sharing about that, I’ll have to read those articles (or probably re-read, I usually read most of SlimDoggy’s stuff!). BTW, we received the collar yesterday, thank you so much…it fits perfectly!!
MyDogLikes January 23, 2015 at 4:57 pm

I must admit that I hadn’t even thought about prepping the dogs for exercise until Charlie recently started his agility class. I do worry about how aggressively he runs and jumps and also about Harley as he is getting older. Thanks for linking all that info – this is something we need to learn more about and make a part of our routine.

I hope Nellie feels better soon!
2 Brown Dawgs January 23, 2015 at 7:53 pm

I hope Nellie will be all better soon. We don’t do enough warming up either. I guess we should. 🙂
Elaine January 23, 2015 at 8:38 pm

I hope Nellie is feeling better soon. Thanks for highlighting the benefits of warming up for senior dogs. I need to focus more on this since Haley is getting a little older too.
dollythedoxie January 24, 2015 at 8:19 am

We hope Nellie is feeling better real soon and able to enjoy the snow again! Love Dolly