I already blogged about Doc today, but tonight, he amazed me yet again!
I took him a lovely dinner of spinach and mustard greens, along with his apple juice cocktail. When I peeked cautiously through the crack in the door, I was elated when I saw that Doc had remained in the sternal position! He hadn't tipped over! It was 5 hours since his PT session, and my last visit. I noticed, too, that he wasn't in the same place that I left him in... He hadn't moved far, but he had scooted about 2' forward...
When I gave him his Thiamine shot, he fussed at me, and he did tip over. I helped him back up, and he was hollering for his dinner. I obliged.
After dinner, I got him set up with fresh hay to munch, his heat lamp and heater pointed toward him, and covered him with a warm blanket... It was then that his back end popped up, he started fussing and hollering, and he crawled (sort of on his front knees, sort of on his chest) another 4'! I couldn't believe it. Through all of this, he didn't have one seizure, or tip over!
Doc is determined to get better, and making tremendous strides every day! I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring!
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