Mum calls this "crate rest", I call it JAIL !!

I ask you, is 6 weeks "jail" a fair sentence for one little jump?

Woe is me

Maybe if I rattle the bars with my bone, the "warden" (aka Mum) will let me out?

Day 8 Post Op.

Here is Pogo's incision Day 8 Post Op.  The swelling is going down, he is getting a waistline again.  There is a fine layer of fur starting to grow back as well.  Today he switches from pain meds every 8 hours (Tramadol and Gabapentin) to every 12 hours.  I can see him hurting a bit during the switch over.  Still on Metacam every 24 hours.  A warm Magic Sac will help ease the pain while waiting longer for his pain meds.

We are still not seeing a steady stream when he pees (Sorry Pogo, no secrets here).  It still comes in spurts, which is mostly due to the catheter.

Travelling safely AND in style !!

This is Pogo's new travel crate.  The base can stay seat belted in the vehicle, just pop the crate in and out.  I know the second photo looks tilted, but the base compensates for the tilt in a vehicle seat.  Installed in a vehicle, the crate is perfectly level.  Just the thing to keep our recoverying boy safe traveling the hour+ to his specialist appointments.

Pogo is doing well for one week today since surgery.  Both legs and the tail are working, now to get the right leg to the same level as the left, then strengthen both of them.  4 to 5 more weeks of crate rest to let that spine heal.

Every dachshund owner's worst nightmare

Every dachshund owner's worst nightmare came true for me last Sunday.  I came home from an all day Pet First Aid course, to find Pogo lying paralized on the kitchen floor.  I gently wrapped him in a blanket, into a crate in the car and off to the Veterinary Emergency Clinic we raced.

I have had experience with 4 downed dachshunds, but they all came to me already injured and past treatment.  I could not do any more damange to them by trying different therapies, etc.  This is my first "ground zeor" experience, with a walking dog who suddenly became injured.  Here is Pogo's "zipper".  He is now on 6 weeks crate rest.

Please be careful with  your dachsunds with this changing weather.  Two of our friends have gone down in the past week.  Both are on crate rest.  Large, sudden swings in temperature seem to trigger back episodes. I know that my bones are aching these days.

Exciting news to come here.  Heidi is being measured for a new cart. I think she will be much more comfortable in the new cart and with the backyard being fenced in at the end of the month, she will have more space to use a cart.

Heidi has more exciting news, but we can't announce it just yet.  Stay tuned for that announcement.

Here is a pictoral hint.

Happy Tuesday everyone !

It has been a long and tough year; finally lost my mother to congestive heart failure just over a month ago.

Today I attended at Tellington Touch beginner's seminar.  It was very informative and I will be starting work on Heidi's weaker leg to see if she can improve the strength in that leg.

Tyrone and Oskar come/gone and been adopted.  Tyrone was 14 months with us, until his colitis was diagnosed and brought under control.  Oskar was a scared little boy who learned that not all humans are mean and scary.  He now goes to work daily with his new mom.

Happy to say that while we were away from here, the blog still helped owners of newly downed dogs to find hope and help.  Popeye is walking again, Bear and Twinkle have carts and mobility through this blog.

Progress!!

Here is Grace, just chillin', during a cold laser treatment with Dr. Pat.

AWESOME news, Grace is trying to stand!! This from a dog who showed "no clinical signs" of recovery when she came into rescue.

We will be getting a cart for Grace, but we have not given up hope of her walking. The cart will be used more as a walker in the next step in her recovery. This will give her the chance to move her legs as if she was walking with the cart supporting her.