Baxters IVDD recovery weeks 5&6

Baxter..... IVDD recovery..... weeks 5 & 6.........

At the beginning of week 5 we started weaning Baxter off the Pred again. We were so happy when it not only well but spectacular.

Baxter did great. There was no crying and his tail was even up a bit more and not just hanging there. 

We could see him trying to move around more. He would stretch out more in his crib. He even rolled over for a belly rub which he hadn't done in 5 weeks. 

We were grateful that he was starting to feel better but we were also very cautious to not allow too much extra movement. He was more alert now that he was feeling better. He quite clearly wanted to run. 

We started a bit more time outside when we went for potty breaks. He would slowly walk around our area we had for him. 

Baxter was still on the tramadol and muscle relaxer. 

At week six we took him for a re-check with his Vet and he did great. We agreed to start decreasing the use of the tramadol and muscle relaxers. Baxter did wonderfully. He made amazing progress. His back right leg was getting stronger by the day. 

By the end of week 6 we saw that Baxter was well on his way to ending his crate rest. It was nice to see Baxter start acting like himself. 

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