Turning a corner?

I think we are finally turning a corner to Harley's recovery. Monday, 1/12 will be 4 weeks. OMG, is that all? When will it end?

1st thing, we had a scare with Koda. He was really sick on Monday, vomited his meal up and lethargic all day. Koda had intestinal blockage surgery back in June, and then in July and August, his system just shut down and quit processing food. But since August, he's been great...until Monday. So, he ate ice cubes all day on Monday and I took him to the vet on Tuesday. They diagnosed him with Giardia, an intestinal parasite obtained from drinking nasty water. And yes, I kept yelling at him for drinking out of the baby pool....and would empty it. But there's just something about rain water that dogs love. So, 10 days of Flagyl and he's already doing tons better. I made up a big batch of chicken and rice and he's in doggy heaven.

So, as far as the eating thing is going....she ate! :-) On Wednesday, I started her on the alfalfa tablets, 2 tablets, 2 times a day with her meals. I think they are working. She ate Thursday p.m. on her own, no begging, no prodding, and no force feeding her. She ate Friday night and Saturday a.m. on her own! I'm so happy. She's helping Koda eat the chicken and rice...but I don't care what she eats as long as she eats. And she ate from her bowl, standing up. That's a first. I didn't have to hand feed her. I'll continue cooking for her for now, and if she continues like she is and doing great on the eating thing, she'll be switched back to raw in no time.

She also has so much more spunk and energy lately. It has to be the food. I know I sure would be happier if I ate. For week 3, we should have been doing about 15-20 minute walks...but she just had NO energy, so we'd walk to the stop sign and back, about 7 or so minutes and she would just be tuckered out to the max. We did our first around the block walk yesterday, 17 minutes and she did great. We did it this a.m also and she was a little tired, but still good. We have to work her leg out and get her energy up. She has to heal. Today on our walk though, a big German Shepherd came charging at us, so she kind of tried to take off. I hope she didn't use that leg too much. I've even had to start using her harness again, as just on collar now, she pulls way too much. So, on harness today, she was a perfect walking angel!

Here's a couple videos of her limp and how she walks right now. Her good leg is so strong and so muscular and she so uses it for everything. But we are getting there.

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/chelsnshawn/?action=view&current=January2009010.flv

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/chelsnshawn/?action=view&current=January2009011.flv

I also will be getting my homeopathic remedy's this coming week. I asked for a consult for three main issues: her appetite; her incontinence (which has gotten way worse since surgery) and one to help her leg heal. Fingers crossed that she'll just continue to get better each and every day!