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I was a little worried yesterday when Layla's rehab vet didn't call me all day. When we went to pick her up, her vet was there waiting for us. She said she is sorry she didn't call but she really wanted to talk to us in person. Layla improved TREMENDOUSLY and she didn't know what the difference was between two days! She had really good movement in her legs, she walked on the underwater treadmill for an extra 3 minutes so she is now walking for 7 minutes straight. Her back legs were spinal walking quite a bit during that time. She said she also gets a good walking movement on the exercise ball, and she found something really cool, that she will do walking motions when you massage a muscle on her inner thigh! '

I told her about Layla's tail wags and she said that's very exciting! But for now she doesn't want to say it's anything but reflex because she still has no deep pain and still has no sensation down her back. And after saying that she said "But, Layla hasn't read the text books! She doesn't know what she is 'supposed' to be doing!" so it kept our hopes up a little.

Her front end has gotten REALLY strong, and we're supposed to start taking her on sling walks more frequently... for about 5 minutes a couple of times a day. When we do, her back feet just drag, but I guess it will help her continue to exercise her front end.

I am stuck in my office working all weekend to catch up on a pile of projects, and it's my birthday tomorrow, and I don't even care that I am not doing anything more exciting because my baby is giving me hope for her recovery and that is the best gift I could have gotten from anyone!