First of all, I have to say that some of the people on YT that I have formed friendships with throughout my time here have turned out to be more caring and supportive than my everyday-see-all-the-time friends. I am amazing and SO THANKFUL for each and every one of you!!!
We (we meaning RANGER) got a package in the mail today of an ADORABLE little Easter bunny and Easter duckie. Since we are a good Catholic family, we felt it was very fitting for Easter-eve. Especially since the Easter Bunny hasn't been able to get out of the house to do any Easter shopping!!!
Anyway, here are some pics. Yes, I know they are mostly of Ranger's head, but he wouldn't take his mouth off those toys long enough to look at me. He first claimed the duckie, as it was first out of the package. But then when he saw the bunny he was CLEARLY confused as to what to do! He solved the problem by pilling the bunny on top of the duckie, and then topped it with a bully
As Ryder is NOT a dog, he really had no interest in the toys, as you can see by his smiling face in the photos, he is much more interested in my sitting down and forming a perfect sleeping pad for him to settle in (ie my lap). He then realized the off-limit recovery house was open, and made himself at home on Ranger's therapeutic bed and his 9" beef tendon, which was pretty funny since it's about 2x as long as he is!
If I must say, he is looking much better than the other day
He sure is feeling well. We started weaning him off the pred on Thursday, so he didn't get any yesterday, but will get a dose tonight, and then Monday night and we're done. The vet wants to see him twice next week for acupuncture to see how he does completely off the pred. I do really like how the acupuncture increases blood flow to the area, so if nothing else, that is certainly a huge benefit.
Ranger is now entering "leash-only" territory. Until today, he has been walking well on both legs, albeit gingerly. Today, when I had him out, he took off running
with his bully and a toy. Again, EEK!! I grabbed him as fast as I could and his little tail was waggin' waggin! I think we're over the pain period and on the way to recovery!!