Home from the Hospital

WELCOME HOME MARLEY!!!

Today our little guy came home from the hospital!

Marley has taken up residence in his hospital bed that I built last night. He is quite comfortable.

We had a couple great things happen today. The first was when Marley "walked" out to see us at the hospital. His surgeon, Dr. Stevenson, had him in a figure 8 sling and his little hind legs just went to town.

The other good thing is we've had trouble getting him to eat anything but baby food licked from fingers. Tonight we tried a little can of Wellness Puppy food and he ate about 5 ounces!


We are still struggling with getting water into him since he can't stand and drink. His posture options are laying down or sitting on his bottom with his feet outstretched in front and his back hunched over. None of these are conducive to drinking water.

We have added a water bottle to the side of his crate and he has drank a little this way. Problem is that the darned thing drips! It is also very slow to produce any significant amount of water when he licks. But it is something until we come up with a better resolution.


We had an idea to buy a cement cinder block and put it in his crate with a bowl on top. That will be a chore for tomorrow.

Today Marley had several short TTouch sessions. Lots of Raccoons, Abalone Lifts and Python Lifts on his legs.

He is able to lay down and rest more comfortably.

Tomorrow I'll try some scrunchies on his ankles.