Hello Everyone!
I know it has been a little while since I updated on Dotti's progress... That is probably because she has been doing GREAT! While she did have a setback, she is running around and acting like her rambunctious self! She had her yearly check up a few weeks ago and she weighed in at 13.8 lbs! Obviously with her back issues it is time for her to go on a diet. However, it wasn't a surprise that she had gained a little weight since her surgery. For a few months following her surgery Dotti was unable to run around or be anywhere outside of her kennel for long. For that it was easy for her to gain an extra pound or two. However, with the warm weather and her feeling better, it is time for her to get out and exercise!
Thank you for continuing to think of Dotti since her surgery 8 months ago!
Heather & Dotti
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A Few Steps Back
Dotti recently took a few steps back in her progress. She was doing very well and it appeared as if she never even had surgery. You could definitely tell that she was feeling better because she began to try to jump up on the couches and off of them. We tried to avoid her doing this as much as possible, however, you can only watch a dogs every move so much.
Yesterday, Dotti began acting different. She was shaking, not like a cold shaking, and was being very reclusive. I put her outside to go potty and once she was inside, she hid under my bed. I was able to get her out and take her upstairs but she again hid under a side table. I knew then that something was wrong.
I decided to take Dotti back to the place where she had her surgery just 4 short months ago. They ran a few tests with her and determined that they believe it was her lower back that was bothering her. They tried to pull each of her legs back behind her, like one of the rehab exercises that we do, and she pulled them back underneath her indicating that it could be her lower back. They put her back on Rhymadol and on restrictive activity. While we feel as if we are way back where we were a few months ago, we know that we are doing the best to make her feel better. Hopes & good vibes we get Dotti feeling better!
Yesterday, Dotti began acting different. She was shaking, not like a cold shaking, and was being very reclusive. I put her outside to go potty and once she was inside, she hid under my bed. I was able to get her out and take her upstairs but she again hid under a side table. I knew then that something was wrong.
I decided to take Dotti back to the place where she had her surgery just 4 short months ago. They ran a few tests with her and determined that they believe it was her lower back that was bothering her. They tried to pull each of her legs back behind her, like one of the rehab exercises that we do, and she pulled them back underneath her indicating that it could be her lower back. They put her back on Rhymadol and on restrictive activity. While we feel as if we are way back where we were a few months ago, we know that we are doing the best to make her feel better. Hopes & good vibes we get Dotti feeling better!
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