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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We were not ready......

We were not ready........ 💔

Buster our little Boo crossed over the rainbow bridge on Friday September 1,2017.

The poor little Boo could not hold on any longer.

The day is colored in with a black marker on our calendar. We are still sad and still look for him to be there. It was a horrible evening to be sure but that day....his last day.....was good. He lounged on the couch and went outside. He enjoyed being outside that day just basking in the sun. He cuddled with his best bud Baxter and his little sister Bean.

Then in the late afternoon/early evening he started coughing and couldn't breath. He was rushed to the Vet. Our Vet... bless her heart... did everything she could but in the end it just wasn't enough. Boo's heart just could not handle anymore. He crossed over the rainbow bridge at 7:20 pm that day.

I am still crying every time I look at his pictures on my phone. He was so full of love and courage. he will be missed so much. The other two dogs are still acting a bit off. I think they knew before us humans did.

Time... It's going to take lots of time.

I know he had a happy life while he was here with us.
We just were not ready....to say goodbye.😢

RIP Little Boo.

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