The Life of a FCE caregiver: Wanted! Dog Ramp!

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Wanted! Dog Ramp!

Du is getting in the car every week now for swimming or acupuncture.... I really needed to find a ramp for my car. One too many times I have broken DU fall getting out of the back of my SUV. Not to mention its stressful for me to organize someone else to go with me to his appointments. So I put out on Facebook that I was looking for a dog ramp. Low and behold.... my aunt saw the post and talked to my unlce and he has agreed to make me one! (he is a welder)! Here I thought I was going to have to go to the ends of the earth for one and it was right under my nose! Thank you Lord! I have been also really considering the wheels, even though DU is wobbling around, I ready how important recovery is for their spine to stay aligned, and wobbling around he is definitely not aligned... it would also help him with deficating outside, since his back leg muscle are too week to get him to squat to go. He ends up dropping his legs and just going and then he gets up. Soo sad to see.. Maybe it will give him his dignity back. Website I got so much information from was http://www.k9-carts.com. I can rent the wheels and or rent to buy if I end up paying so much to keep the wheels. Next week DU will have been strickened with FCE 4 month ago... I really pray that these things I am doing for him will improve him!

Thankful for nice days!

Temp is about 48 degrees and the sun is shining. Du likes to wander around a little bit more on his own when its nice outside. He doesn't like to be outside by himself too long though. He seems to be up and moving more even though his right leg isn't working soo good these past few days. He follows me around like a lost "pupp" which is nice to see him up but he looses his balance and falls. Lately his ears seem to need scratching and he can't scratch them. I feel sorry for him when he squishes his face up~then I will scratch his face and ears to get his itchees away!

Swim DU Swim!

This is DU's second day of swimming! He wasn't as tired this time! I wonder if one day he will really enjoy swimming!

Wag the tail!

I never thought that I would ever be so excited to see a dogs tail wag on purpose! Du has been wagging his tail for the last two days regularly. He also let me know that he had to go out and he pooped again outside thank you very much DU! Water therapy today... let you know how it goes later.

Water Therapy!

Thursday Du went to his first water therapy session at the State Fair Grounds where the horses train! Talk about an answer to prayer! They charge $6 1/2 hr and they are 10 minutes from our farm. I couldn't be more thankful. Du did well especially since he doesn't like water. Go figure a pure breed American Yellow Lab. doesn't like water! I am hoping in time he finds it to be fun. We put a life vest on him put two lead ropes on is straps and encouraged him in the water enough till he was not able to touch and then he swam! He used his back legs. I felt like a cheerleader cheering him on! He did four laps and collapsed at the shallow end of the pool. I thought for sure he would sleep when he got home! He was all over the place! The next day I thought for sure he would be sore but it was the third day he seemed to be weak. He walked up the two back steps with little help from me yesterday and he came all the way to my room this morning to let me know he had to go out. He went out and immediately layed down to poop! The little things in life I tell ya!!!

Couch Business!!!

I kinda figured since DU couldn't get up on the furniture anymore, we would at least be one step closer to no pets on the furniture again. Think again.... He started staring at the sofa a couple of days ago, and one time he managed to get his front feet up on the cushion! Well sooo much for being stricked about the furniture! How could I tell him "no"? As I write this I am looking across the living room to him curled up on the sofa moaning every once in awhile! He is sooo darn cute! Somethings just don't seem to be so important after all. Seeing him happy is all that matters to me!

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