Tonight was a pretty big night. We watched her walk for the very first time and, even though the hospital staff said that this AM she almost wanted to run and go in a big hurry anywhere, the PM walk was definitely more challenging.
It doesn’t matter though, a walk is a walk and so, as we watched with a mix between admiration and despair, we are looking forward to her coming home tomorrow. Big thanks to all the tips about carpet runners etc.: last night we spent almost the whole evening dog-proofing the house and looking at what potential pitfalls there can be around the house (open stairwells to the basement, pointy objects in case she falls, stuff that can fall on her if she bumps into etc.) and tonight we purchased from the Home Depot a leftover 9’x12′ piece of carpet for $25 so, when she gets home, this will be her first “home area” so she won’t slide all over the tiled fooor.
The photo you see above can be a little deceiving: she may seem happy, and actually she was not as sad as yesterday, but more than anything she is exhausted from a 25/30 yard walk on 3 legs, being supported by the handles by the hospital staff. We’ll try to post the video but it might not fit on this site so we’ll see what we can do.
In the meantime, I can’t help but think of being at the gym yesterday and hearing the instructor say “ok c’mon, you’re on your last leg now, don’t slow down….” and all of a sudden I started thinking how that would sound to someone that just went through an amputation…..
Anywhoo………it’s better to hop (imperfectly and clumsily) on 3 legs rather than being dead on 4…….