Getting Loki into the van to go to the vets was fun! When we left here on Friday he could still get in and out without difficulty, today was a no-go. Anyway, you have more strength than you realise when needs must.
For consistency I'd made an appointment to see Ken who was one of the two vets who saw him of Friday, but it was Beth who came to see us. No problem really as I think she's great! Anyway, she had read Loki's notes and was pleasantly surprised to see him on his feet. His front has improved dramatically, which means he falls less and if he does he has the strength to get up. She hopes that he will continue to improve, but we have a long way to go and he may never be quite what he was, but as long as he has good quality of life who cares about a dog show! She thinks that the major issue is in his neck, otherwise his front would not have been so badly affected, that makes sense as the first thing I noticed was that he was holding his head/neck at an odd angle. Beth complimented his character and condition. He was so good, but I guess being shown all his life he is used to being "gone over." She said his weight was spot on and said that had be been carrying too much weight it would have hampered any chance of recovery. He is now being referred for treadmill hydrotherapy and we are to continue exercising him as we have been doing the last few days. If we have no further issues she doesn't want to see him for a month, but she did warn us that as there is a problem on the spine he may suffer similar server episodes. Here's hoping not eh!
