I’ve received so many emails and text messages from amazing friends and clients. Thank you once again for checking in on little Tucker!
How time flies…4 weeks ago today I was pacing the floors waiting for a phone call from the surgeon to see how Tuck weathered his first night in the hospital. The phone call came in about 9:30am to tell me that our little baby had done well over night but to expect a LONG recovery.
Yesterday we visited Dr. Wolf at the Center for Veterinary Specialty Care for his 4 week post operation check up.
Tucker is recovering well and the Dr. is pleased. He is now walking with all four legs. His back left leg is still the weakest as this is the one that became paralyzed. He gets around well but if he tries to go too fast he reminds me of my 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo barreling down our shell rock road with the back end fish tailing (maybe I was driving too fast?). Those were the good old days!
Tucker has graduated to some ‘out of crate’ time and he can go on 8-10 minute short slow walks. Our large yellow labs (Ajax and Comet) get the roam of the house downstairs so Tucker will not be allowed out of his crate while downstairs. It’s too risky since one of his big brothers might step on him.
Tucker will be able to get his ‘out of crate’ time upstairs where there is carpet and a gate at the top of the stairs. We tried this for a little while last night and he enjoyed hanging out under my desk in his bed. It’s been over 5 weeks since he could be in that bed; every day I still looked down there for him.
What Tucker CAN’T do and should NEVER do.
- Jump on/off furniture
- Travel up/down stairs
- Dance on his hind legs to tell us he is ready to GO for a ride
- Get intimate with his big brothers (yes boy dogs really do try that)
- Chase rabbits, squirrels or the really annoying dog next door
- Sleep in the bed with Mom and Dad
- Become a fat wiener dog
We should have never allowed any of these things but we did (with exception of the fat part). Our lifestyle has and will continue to change but it’s all worth it to have our little Tucker out of pain and able to walk.
I’ll post updates as we progress through the next part of recovery.
Have an inspiring day!
Sonja






