Up and around!
The first part of last night was a little rough. Adelaide was restless and not sleeping, and neither was I. She was in a soft crate next to our bed, and I kept getting up every 15 or 20 minutes to try to help her lie down and get comfortable. She looked worse than when we brought her home, and I was worried that we were going to have to take her back in before morning. At 2 a.m. she peed in her crate, but after I got her cleaned up and bedding change, she quieted down and we both slept until 6:00 or so.
I took her out this morning, and she peed outside. She was trying to take a few steps but couldn’t hold herself up without losing her balance, so I was basically holding up all her weight. She ate breakfast like a champ, in a lying position but without help. We left her in her crate to rest for an hour or so while we went to get breakfast, and when we got home she was trying to walk on her own! She needed someone there to catch her if she fell and was pretty wobbly, but getting around. A few hours later, she was trying to prance around and ate and drank while standing. At this rate, she could be back to herself in just a couple days!
We still don’t know her long-term prognosis, but for now we’re just happy about how well she is doing. Hopefully only good news will follow!
