July 11 & 12, 2013: Beautiful weather makes for a good day

Thursday:  It is another beautiful day out.  The windows are open so the eau de dog  in the house is a little weaker.

This is how the world looks to me on drugs

In some respects Glamis is having a good day.  He is walking a little steadier but I still use the sling until he is more confident.  It takes him a few minutes to get his bearings.  I have to watch him closely during those few minutes or he will do a header in a cabinet or wall or his legs will just collapse.

Once he is walking, he is doing much better.  He still sways and stumbles a bit but not falling over.  That happens only at the beginning now.  So far the negative aspect is that unless I am standing him up to move him, he does not move.  He may flip over or spin around but when I walk away, I will find him in the same spot I left him.  He doesn't seem to be able to get his hind feet under him in order to stand.  I push them into position and then start to lift.  At that point, he will start to use his own strength to get up.  So the question is:  is it medication, severe weakness in the back legs or no communication telling the legs to move?

Yep, I am stuck in this position...Help mom

The one time today he got up on his was for dinner.
After he ate, he was standing on the rug by the refrigerator.  I had opened the door putting him on the other side out of sight.  I did not see him start to fall.   Most likely his front leg collapsed.  He did a header right into the fridge door. I felt horrible.  He was so stunned.  I hate watching him fall.

It's a good thing I am so handsome

Friday, July 12:  Today is starting so much better.  We had to help Glamis up at 5 am but he has been getting up and moving around on his own today.  Walking alot steadier but still not perfect.  I talked to the vet early this morning and once we finish the Keppra,  (tomorrow) we will not refill and see how Glamis does.  He has not had any seizures that I have seen.  We will continue to watch for them and hope all the motor control issues really have been from the medicine.   We have an appointment on Monday to remove the staples.  Depending on how the weekend goes, that may not be the final appointment.

Oregon does not like playing second fiddle in the attention arena

Mom can't believe this photo worked...focus on me and not the grass.