We had a great weekend with Layla! We relaxed on the deck, ran around the yard, even played fetch! I would throw the ball and hold the sling up so she could run by and pick it up on her way!

On Saturday night, Scott put a frozen chicken broth ice cube in her water bowl which made her slurp it all up, but he didn't tell me. He did it right after I expressed her. An hour later, she was sleeping in her bed and I noticed her tail go up. I kept watching but it didn't happen again. Another hour later I picked her up and she was soaked and so was her bed :( Her bladder had overflowed because of all that water. I expressed her immediately and it didn't even look or smell like pee... it was all just water! Poor girl. We washed her off in the shower :(

Layla's vet is on holidays this week so she has no rehab. Yesterday, Scott's parents, sister, and baby nephew were passing through town and stopped at my office. The little baby turns 1 in two weeks and he was being helped to walk back to my desk. I pulled Layla out of her crate, she got one look at him, and ran (dragged) straight for him! HER TAIL WAS WAGGING! Definite wagging from exciting stimulus means there is nerve connection! It may have been just coincidence but I can't believe that!

Not only that, but she was following the baby around on the floor, running all over the place, and I couldn't take my eyes off her back legs. It was like they were paddling. They weren't just dragging behind her. Her right one for sure kept trying to get underneath and then pushed her forward. Scott's mom asked if she was using her legs and I said it really looks like it, and I've never seen that before!

Scott's sister came in from outside and Layla ran over to her. She asked the same thing, if she was using her legs. She knelt down to pet Layla, and Layla STOOD UP. She may have just put her weight forward like a cantilever, because she does that a lot, but it seemed different to me. I don't know, but I do know I was so excited I could cry! I was holding back my tears!

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WOOHOO way to go Layla!!!!!! So happy you all had such a great weekend and a fantastic visit with the family!:)

oh what a GREAT update!!! I just KNOW she's going to running again really soon and this nightmare will be behind you!!! :) Go LAYLA!!!!! :)

That's AMAZING news:) That must have been so exciting to see. Another step in the right direction:D:D:D:D:D

Layla, you are amazing.:D

Thanks so much :) The awesome thing is that she doesn't realize how amazing she's being, she just doesn't think anything is different. She just encouraged me to take a little work break to play fetch with her beside my desk :) She's doing everything any other dog can do!

Hooray Layla!!!
I am so happy for you all!
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That's wonderful.:)

Keep on trying, Layla! One day it will happen.:D

Lindsey, I'm so glad you had a nice weekend. We all want to see you happy!

Thank you! I am very very happy!

That had me holding back the tears! Following Layla's progress is so amazing and inspiring. I save your posts for last.

Goodness! Nothing can make me cry more than reading this thread! I can't wait to see what the vet says about her movements. Layla is such an inspiration with her inability to let this get her down. You're right, she's just like every other wonderful pup out there, she can do what they can do. :)

Thanks everyone! The posts on this thread really help to make my day, every day.

Here's a picture of Layla about an hour ago. She picked up her ball and wouldn't give it back! Lol

Layla is so cute! Looking at that picture, you wouldn't see anything but a happy little yorkie. Can't tell she is having a problem with paralysis. A temporary problem, I sure hope.

oh my gosh Linz, as usual, Layla is ADORABLE!!!! :)

She's so darned cute! :)

I just read this post for the first time.....Im so glad she is doing better....She is such a cutie pie, may she continue to improve;)

That is such a darling picture of Layla. She looks like she's saying, "Come on, Mom, put that camera down and let's play ball.":D

Thanks again for all your support :D Layla's starting to push her boundaries now. We played fetch at work yesterday for the first time. Then I stayed late last night and let her run around on her own for a bit. I ended up losing her! She was snooping in someone's office :rolleyes: This morning she can't decide whether she wants to be in her crate or in her travel carrier, so she drags herself from one to the other. A coworker came over and Layla got right out of her crate, around the desk, and to his feet to say hello!

Before I found out Layla wouldn't have rehab this week, I had been booked in for a specialist about some eye problems I've been having. Hopefully Layla will be okay here in her crate at the office while I'm gone to the hospital for an hour or so :( I'll have to lock her crate door so she doesn't come looking for me!

I'm sure Layla did fine in the crate while you were gone. Mine is content here at work. It's her home away from home.:D Hope you're doing well!:)

She did do okay, as far as I know. But last night we went to Scott's office and tried leaving for 10 minutes so he could drive me to a movie, and he was going right back to do some overtime work for the night. Well, we didn't even get 20 steps away and his boss called us back and asked us to take her with us because she was yelping :(

Today she's content as can be though!

She was in a new place!:D Mine would have been yelping, too. I hope you, Scott, and Layla have a nice weekend and perhaps there'll be some small improvement in Layla.:)

Thanks! We're heading to the lake for the weekend, and Layla will be spoiled rotten by her grandma and grandpa ;) And with them being pro pee & poop expressers, maybe Layla's mommy and daddy can get a little time to go out alone too :D

This whole situation just seems to be the S**T end of the stick for Layla and you and your family. You guys are handling it like champs and I'm angry at the universe for you. I try to think that everything happens for a reason. Maybe this is preparing you & Scott for parenting skin kids, maybe it's supposed to teach you a lesson in compassion, I have no idea. You both seem to be the MOST compassionate people and your parents are too, they learned how to express Layla and welcome her into their lake house with open arms! Its not fair this happened Linz. But it could not have happened to anyone less loving, understanding and compassionate as you and Scott are proving to be. I PRAY so hard that once 'the lesson' is learned, Layla will be given a miracle, the miracle of movement in her back legs.
Ive followed your thread from the beginning and my heart aches for you all. I also see how far you've come and how incredibly loving and compassionate you are, and the support you receive from your family, friends, coworkers, vet techs, therapists and significant other make this a battle worth fighting. Layla's story and your devotion truly make me want to be a better person.

Have a wonderful wonderful weekend... and I do HOPE that you do get some free time with Scott this weekend!

Your post just brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.

A few months ago I didn't know I was capable of going through so much and coming out okay. I never would have guessed that anything like this would happen to me. But I am sure that anyone of of you guys who love your yorkies so much would do just the same thing. It was a struggle especially at the start but I am so grateful that Layla is alive and happy and not in pain.

All I want is for people to know that dogs can live with this condition and still live their lives to the fullest potential. Just because a dog can't walk, it doesn't have to be put down. Dogs don't care if they walk, drag, or roll on wheels. Layla can't control her pee or poop but really, peeing and pooping isn't a dog's whole life! A few minutes out of my day to do that for her is nothing, and honestly it's more convenient than a dog going all over the house or sniffing forever outside before they go :);) I know when she goes to the bathroom, and without a doubt, that she won't make a mess until I express her again!

There are so many people willing and capable to take care of these dogs, so if an owner doesn't want to take the time to help, why not give them up to someone who will? It's not worth a dog's life. If they're not in pain, they're happy just as they are. Layla lays on her back in my arms and snores with her tongue sticking out, and I could not live without that. She runs after her toys and barks at the neighborhood kids, and every morning she wakes up and gives me kisses. She is HAPPY.

I think that Layla and I ended up together for a reason. I can't stand to think that if she went to some other family, maybe she wouldn't be alive right now. She is the perfect advocate for animals with this disease! I am happy to know that when Scott and I have children, they will grow up knowing that any animal or person with a disability is just the same as anyone else.

I've thought the same thing so many times - that if she'd been with another family she might not be here now. She gives and receives so much love and she is proof that a yorkie can be happy. I'm glad you guys got to have some fun time this weekend, too.:)

I'll bet you have learned so much about yourself from all this; how much you can handle; grace under pressure; and doing things you never planned on doing.

I think your care of Layla is a testament to everyone who reads this; if anything happened to my little one involving her ability to walk; I would remember back to this thread and know she can still have a good life.

You have done an admirable job with her; I am so impressed.

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I am so sorry. I hope she feels better.