For every dog owner who has had to endure a cruciate injury one of the first things you will see is the lameness and limp, but you will also notice that your dog will not sit correctly. He/She will sit with the leg out and leaning on their other side. Koda has been doing this since his injury and up until Thursday. It was that day that I noticed that Koda was sitting funny. I stared at him trying to figure out what it was about his sit that was off, and then I noticed it! He was sitting correctly for the first time in two months and he's been doing it ever since. The small steps forward are very exciting.
He is also barely limping. Yesterday while we were waiting for physical therapy a woman asked me what we were there for. When I told her we were five weeks out of TPLO surgery her mouth dropped. She couldn't even see a limp at all. Now I can, but I don't think anyone else would notice it. He's also feeling really well today. He has been getting sore after PT. But not today. He's full of spunk and wants to play and go out. Of course he can't but he keeps wanting to engage me. I had to put his toy box up on the entertainment center because he kept wanting to get toys and balls out of it. I hate discouraging him, but we are still on time out as far as playing goes.
I'll get a new video today or tomorrow of him walking. It's very impressive!!
17 more days and we go in for Koda's 8 week checkup!!!
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