... Doc just keeps on goin'!

Last night I was so worried about Doc. He just looked so tired and depressed. I took him treats, and stayed longer with him than I usually do, but he remained very solemn...

This morning, he was very much the same. He ate his breakfast, and is drinking some, but his head was low, and not much like the proud buck I know and love.

After his breakfast, I had a lot of running around to do. I hated leaving Doc alone for so long, but it had to be done! When I returned home, Doc had tipped over, and was down. I don't know how long. But, when I helped him back up, I got a more familiar and cheery, "Oh hi!" from him. He began looking for the treats that he knew I had in my pockets.

We put him in the sling for a bit of standing and weight bearing. I truly believe that he is regaining some function in his front legs. He's correcting on his left side, and trying to move the right much more. I also noticed that when I was positioning him in a fresh part of the stall, he tried to get up. That is not unusual. He pops up on his back legs quite often now. This time he was trying to get up with his front legs too. And, he made it to his knees...

Another not so small achievement made by Doc today was that he repositioned himself without falling over! My proud buck made his adjustment, and was laying with his head so tall and straight. He's so beautiful and strong.

His medications continue, and if I spike his water with a bit of apple juice, he greedily drinks it up.

Doc turned what looked like was going to be a day of "backsliding" into another day of triumph!