She's back.... and her puppy is becoming better :)
I know, no one should read my posts because I just fell off the radar. Ka-splat. Tumble tumble.
So much of that fall was related to My Flyte - it's been harder than I would have expected to have a puppy that has gone through so much, and has been such an emotional challenge. AND, SHE'S GETTING BETTER - in all ways. And that's amazing.
So, Flyte FINALLY got her leg back. It's not perfectly straight - but her foot strike is good and straight overall. It seems strong, and I'm doing leg exercises to help strengthen not only her leg, but her whole right side. It's interesting because she is a bit squirrely at times about some of her tricks/exercises. You want me to what? put my legs in the same place as we did yesterday? How crazy and terrifying - why do you torture me so mommy!!!! Oh the drama (I hear Heather going, meh, girls! and now I really get it, she is a GIRL dog, and as I often say, often a bitch.). AND the behavioral issues I was going through with her - reactivity towards people, in particular, has diminished tremendously. I am super psyched by this development. She is actually primarily really friendly towards others, super cool. I think being on the meds for so long, and so many of them really messed with her mind and sense of safety.
Immediately after - literally immediately after - she got off leash lockdown after her leg hardware came off - she came down with a partial bowel obstruction. We knew something was going on in her gut, multiple ultrasounds, xrays, and on and on, and three weeks later it turned into a full obstruction and off to surgery we went. She had chewed off the end of an udder-tug toy and it was lodged. It had probably been letting a bit of food through, and finally just plugged up. So, she's finally cured from THAT! Sigh. Gotta Watch her like a hawk.
As for the rest of life - it's been crazy, so busy and lots of stuff going on - lots of stress.
I'm getting more grounded and not living in that stress as much - hence my return. Do things that make me feel saner - like reading, commenting and participating in LJ.
so I'm glad that you are so much better at staying true and constantly writing. Yeah, and thanks for having me back. I missed you LJ folks.
So much of that fall was related to My Flyte - it's been harder than I would have expected to have a puppy that has gone through so much, and has been such an emotional challenge. AND, SHE'S GETTING BETTER - in all ways. And that's amazing.
So, Flyte FINALLY got her leg back. It's not perfectly straight - but her foot strike is good and straight overall. It seems strong, and I'm doing leg exercises to help strengthen not only her leg, but her whole right side. It's interesting because she is a bit squirrely at times about some of her tricks/exercises. You want me to what? put my legs in the same place as we did yesterday? How crazy and terrifying - why do you torture me so mommy!!!! Oh the drama (I hear Heather going, meh, girls! and now I really get it, she is a GIRL dog, and as I often say, often a bitch.). AND the behavioral issues I was going through with her - reactivity towards people, in particular, has diminished tremendously. I am super psyched by this development. She is actually primarily really friendly towards others, super cool. I think being on the meds for so long, and so many of them really messed with her mind and sense of safety.
Immediately after - literally immediately after - she got off leash lockdown after her leg hardware came off - she came down with a partial bowel obstruction. We knew something was going on in her gut, multiple ultrasounds, xrays, and on and on, and three weeks later it turned into a full obstruction and off to surgery we went. She had chewed off the end of an udder-tug toy and it was lodged. It had probably been letting a bit of food through, and finally just plugged up. So, she's finally cured from THAT! Sigh. Gotta Watch her like a hawk.
As for the rest of life - it's been crazy, so busy and lots of stuff going on - lots of stress.
I'm getting more grounded and not living in that stress as much - hence my return. Do things that make me feel saner - like reading, commenting and participating in LJ.
so I'm glad that you are so much better at staying true and constantly writing. Yeah, and thanks for having me back. I missed you LJ folks.