Day 9

Day 9, has been a great day for Rex and not too bad of a day for Buster...

Rex was a little messy this morning and needed a bath, so he started the day with a hose down in his wheel chair outside in the sun.  I'm not sure he was actually awake when I put him out there... Then he came inside for a blow dry (he really enjoys those!)  He had breakfast, and then took a nap.  When he woke up he was trying really hard to move his body parts.. You can see him focused, and a slight tremble each time he tries to move something.  He was able to move his arm a little bit, and he kicked his back right leg a few times. He even was able to push back when I put my hand under his foot!!!  ... of course the second I pulled out the camera he stopped.

He still doesn't seem to be able to hold himself up with his back legs.. but we're working on it.. at least there was a definite connection going to that leg where he was able to move it and push back!

And I swear!! His fur is growing more in the bald spots!!!

See that fur growing?!!!!!

Even the fur on his wrist is growing back finally!!!

Momma Deer

She's really good at eating weeds! She's very sweet!

Buster has been doing ok.. He's still panting quite a bit. His back legs are still stiff and that back leg lags behind him sometimes.. But I think he's a little less painful than he was before we started with the Loop.  He can get up, usually on his own, but he does still fall over.  The best part is even with all of this.. he has NOT been on Gabapentin at ALL since we started using the Loop!  He's also decided he no longer wants to eat his turmeric or Traumeel.. If either are in his food, he spits them out. Occasionally he'll take the Body Sore.   So.. as of Day 9, I can say that this has definitely helped Buster. I don't think he's pain free though...  I DO think I need to play around with the treatments a bit though.. I'm still trying to figure out the best places on his body to place the Loop and the frequency of treatments each day that will give him the greatest benefit.  There are so many places on his body that hurt!    This is the same issue with Rex too.


So.. there is a great Buster story to share!  We've had a Momma Deer who has taken a job at our house, trimming the hedges, eating the weeds, and edging the garden. She's actually VERY good at doing this and aside from doing a great job of pruning the Hydrangeas, she's left all the flowers alone and seriously only gone after the weeds!

Yesterday I opened the back door to let him out, he got down the ramp and started to walk around the corner of the house... while Momma was coming around the corner in the other direction.. and they ran into each other!  Both freaked out!  In 3 very graceful bounces, Momma Deer bounced right out of the yard and into the woods, while Buster tried to take off after her. Unfortunately his brain thought he could run faster than his legs thought he could... and he looked like he was running on his knees!  Momma got away, and Buster had a little excitement!

I'll try and get another video of him walking tomorrow to compare to.. I don't see too much change... but I do think he's in a little less pain  (at 9 days)