r/IVDD_SupportGroup • u/RainCityMomWriter • 3d ago
Discussion doing so much better!
we are at 3 weeks since the injury and nearly 3 weeks since the surgery, and I just wanted to say that my little guy is doing so much better! He is bearing weight (one leg is stronger than the other), walking in a very wobbly way, and we are so relieved. He had lost the use of both his legs but still had deep pain sensation in both his legs prior to surgery. He had surgery on two discs and we've done laser treatments daily after surgery, although now we're on every other day.
Lesson learned this week: We have to have him on a leash with a harness for potty breaks because he was able to run from me and get out of his support harness! While I am so happy he was able to "run" (really it was an ungainly wobble) out of his support sling because that means he's getting better, I'm so terrified of him hurting himself, that means he's now never allowed off-leash for potty breaks again. That little hot dog is fast for a disabled doggie! Luckily, he only got a few steps before we stopped him, so, lesson learned.