Week 3, long walks

We've made it to week 3, that's 25% of the way there!! Nothing much has changed. Moxie is still showing improvements and is becoming increasingly frustrated with being locked up downstairs at night. We've been able to extend her walks and this morning we took her to La Taza, the local coffee shop. This has been her normal morning routine and she was very excited to go again. I had taken her most of the way there in the beginning of the week so she was ready to go, distance-wise. We'll start walking her there every morning and will take her on shorter walks later in the day and increase those over the next two weeks. In about two weeks she'll be able to do 20-30 minute walks which will take us up to the downtown mall and back.

We're still letting her on the couch in the evenings, by far her favorite part of the day. In a few weeks we'll start devising plans to bring her upstairs while assisting on the stair climbs. Going up will be the easy part, going down will be harder as it'll be harder to assist her.

Almost the end of week 2: Day 19?

Moxie is doing great! We went on three walks today, and Gracie came on one, too. Moxie sat on the front porch with me this afternoon while I did some work. I could tell that she was happy for an extended period of fresh air. Moxie also continues her nightly routine of cuddling on the couch-see photos above from a few nights ago. The vet hospital called to check on Mox, too, and I was happy to give them a positive report. I look forward to when Moxie can sleep with us upstairs again-we'll need to help her with the stairs of course. I know she's lonely downstairs-she whined a little bit last night. Poor baby!

End of Week

Tomorrow will be two weeks from the surgery and Moxie's doing great. Full of energy and life as usual. Her leg is getting much better and the stitches have almost completely dissolved. She's walking great and is putting much more weight on her leg. We're still working on increasing her range of motion so that she gets over the stiffness. She's happy to get out of the house on her 2-3 walks a day. We're extending the time to 10 minutes per walk now. In another week or two we'll be able to walk her 4-5 times a day.

2 weeks down only 8 more to go!

Wednesday, day 9

It's been over a week since Moxie's surgery and I'm starting to lose track of how many days it is exactly-this is my best guess! Moxie continues to improve and her fur is growing back. The biggest change I've noticed is that she's freely barking at anything and everything outside, including me coming home. In other words, she's back to her old, vocal self. She is also up and ready to greet me when I come downstairs in the morning or home from work. I always have to remind her to not jump. She appears to be spending more time walking around in her hallway and less time laying on her beds. Also, if we don't pay enough attention to her she lets us know-barking and whimpering. I've been trying to keep her occupied with food toys and peanut butter kongs which are a temporary solution. Eric has been taking her on longer walks up and down the block and Moxie is taking longer strides. We've also had a few cuddle sessions on the couch.