Showing posts with label Gracie paralyzed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gracie paralyzed. Show all posts

Saturday, November 7, 2009

How's Gracie?


Gracie is doing OK. She can't stand completely, she can't walk properly, she doesn't have control of her bladder or bowels, but Gracie is doing OK. She has made small improvements since Gracie's Very Bad Day. Gracie is now playing the wait-it-out-game. While improvements will probably not be measured by days, the expectation is that they will be measured by weeks and months. Gracie is not on strict crate rest, rather she is on more of a supervised activity schedule. The Application of Heat, Passive Range of Motion Exercises, Standing Exercises, and Walking Exercises are the prescribed method of healing, along with time - lots of time. Gracie seems to be happy with this turn of events. She's living in the moment, not concerned with what tomorrow may or may not bring. Probably not a bad way to approach life...


Gracie and Gus enjoying the warmth of the sun.



Gracie enjoying a good chew toy in the fresh hay of the outside kennel.


Gracie chewing, Gus chillin'.


Gracie taking a break from walking exercises. Notice the back legs - not working quite right.


Taking a walk, using the "walk a bout", to hold up the back end.


Saturday, October 31, 2009

The Patient

Gracie is still in Dallas at the Veterinary Surgical Center. She has regained a bit of function in the left hind leg and some feeling in the right. Obviously she can not walk.


Poor thing, can't even wag her tail. She is always a big tail-wagger. Still she might come home on Monday. I hope so.