How long does it take a dog to recover from trauma?
Nelson Emmerich
2025-07-03 22:02:33
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From there, came sirens, firetrucks, police, and since we'd witnessed the incident I had to stay to give a statement. This, unfortunately prolonged his exposure to this very stressful event. Now since then his fears have grown exponentially, daily. What was once a curious, bold dog, Brennan has now begun to process the outside world as wrought with seen and unseen terrors. Every sound, shadow, sudden movement, car door slamming, car alarm, trees rustling, empty blue bin on the sidewalk, trains, motorcycles, lawnmowers, anything and everything has the potential to be a threat. He is in constant flight mode. Now a walk is no longer one he looks forward to. Any motion toward the gate has him fleeing to the back yard. Once off property, his expectation of potential terrors are all around us at any given moment.
Pierce Schmitt
2025-06-26 10:41:38
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Muscle Strain Grade 1 takes 2-8 Weeks to heal, Grade 2 takes 2-4 Months, and Grade 3 takes 9-12 Months.
Ligament Strain Grade 1 takes 2-8 Weeks, Grade 2 takes 2-6 Months, Grade 3 takes 6-12 Months, and Graft takes 12+ Months.
Tendon Injury Acute takes 2-6 Weeks, Subacute takes 2-4 Months, Chronic takes 3-9 Months, and Tear/Rupture takes 4-12 Months.
Other Injuries include Bone/Fracture which takes 6-12+ Weeks, Articular Cartilage which takes 9-24 Months, and Meniscus/Labrum which takes 3-12 Months.
The Inflammatory Phase starts with a vascular response that creates a balanced state in the body and wounds need to transition from inflammation to the reparative phase after two to three days.
The reparative phase starts off within three days of injury, and is followed by something known as matrix synthesis, this phase can last for around 2 to 3 weeks.
In the remodelling phase, cellular fibres progressively align themselves parallel to the lines of stress and strain, and this process is essential if the tissue is to regain its original tensile strength.
Rehabilitation during this phase is critical and guidance of a qualified therapist is therefore absolutely critical.
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