A new beginning
It’s hard to believe her amputation was just 4 months ago.
We are turning this tough situation into an opportunity to help others.
Abbey passed her test last month and her paperwork just came today. She rocked the test, I must say she did better than most of the quad paws.
We will visit hospitals and other facilities. She had her first session before she had even taken the test. We ran into a veteran in a wheelchair who had lost his leg, the immediate bond was inspirational!
Happiness is a Sunday morning walk.
However, Abbey was not in the mood for a walk. She wanted to run!
So we ran for a little over 1/2 mile and walked the second 1/2. 🙂
I am so amazed with her progress! This past week, 3rd week after surgery, she has had many more firsts.
I knew she was doing really well when we were at PetSmart and we were heading out and I was fidgeting with the bag and receipt etc. I looked up when a woman stopped and declared “why I think you are slowing her down”. I realized she was right, she was pulling on the leash trying to get me to move faster. I beamed with pride, I am so incredibly proud of how well she is doing.
Abbey’s first day back at the park was a huge success.
She was so excited to go. I bent over to pick her up to put her in the car and she wasn’t having any of that. She jumped straight into the back without any help. I think I heard her say “I got this Mom” 🙂 Once at the park we didn’t go far, as I didn’t want her to over do it on the first visit. So we went for a very short walk and then back to the car. She visited with a few other dogs as they were arriving for their morning walks. She was fine around the other dogs, it was the usual butt sniffing and then on to the next butt to sniff. Her stitches come out on Monday. She is progressing quite well, I am sooooo pleased.
This was a weekend full of tears, guilt, second guesses and hours and hours of internet searches. More importantly it was a lot of fun filled trips to the park and A LOT of hugs and cuddles.
Woke up this morning and we cuddled on the couch. My fitbit read 111 steps, these are my angel numbers. Coincidence? I don’t think so. The time approached to head in for surgery, one last trip to the park before I dropped her off. I cried all morning but tried to distract myself with work. Finally, the call from the doctor. She is out of surgery and all went well. Huge sigh of relief!
I got the call from Dr. Adam, she is doing amazingly well. She was standing up and even snuck out of her crate. I don’t think they expected her to do as well as she was doing. She walked out to go potty and is wagging her tail and looking for loving from everyone. Did I mention that she is an amazing athlete? She isn’t a food motivated poochie at all. She is play motivated. I think her strong will to play and love has contributed to her fast recovery. I can come and pick her up tonight. Needless to say I have a huge smile on my face. My baby is coming home. 🙂 
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