The Merriest of Christmases

So much has happened in the last few days.

Christmas Eve Marley had his follow up with the Neurologist. Steve and I were filled with anticipation as we drove him to the Doctor. We brought the wonderful staff a bunch of home made goodies for taking such good care of our boy.

Dr. Stevenson removed all his staples and talked to us about the Seroma. She was very pleased with how he was doing and predicted a full recovery with just the slightest "swagger" to his walk that just Steve and I would notice. Marley was given permission to sleep in bed with us as long as he wore a harness and a lead which would be tied to the headboard or one of us. Dr. Stevenson released Marley from her care and he only needs to come back if things should head South. Oh happy day!

Now Marley spends quite a bit of time up on the couch with us wearing his TTouch step in harness and a lead so we don't have to worry about him trying to leap off the couch. One really nice thing about Marley having couch time is I can to TTouch on him throughout the day.

We are allowed to spend more time outside with Marley too. He has earned more freedom but still cannot spend time outside his crate without one of us right there until he can walk well enough that he doesn't fall down. Time to get working toward that goal.



Christmas day we got the best gift possible. Marley walked on his own! No support and he walked about 12 steps!!

Our next step is to meet with his new Vet, Dr. Claire Sosna www.aarcsd.com
Dr. Sosna will develop a complete rehabilitation plan for Marley. We can't wait! But we do have to wait until the 30th of December.