Here it is! The promised picture of Tallie and Bono's bath time. Both washings were uneventful, with Dad holding each dog in turn while I vigorously scrubbed them from head to tail. After Big Boy was washed, he watched in fiendish amusement from his towel as Tallie submitted to being soaked, shampooed, and rinsed. Tallie was a lot more reluctant to be bathed, and I had to drag her along to the "wash stand."
I am sorry that I have been so remiss in updating you on Tallie's condition! Mea culpa! She is doing much, much better. She feels comfortable racing around, roughing with Bono, playing with toys, and taking walks. She is, however, still slower than she used to be on the steps. Some of that is probably her injury, and the rest, old age. So, that's the puppy update. More posts later, as today is.... Doggie Bath Day for Bono at least!
Hi, everyone! I just wanted to let you know that Tallie is finally off the steroids and well on the road to recovery! She took the last of the steroids this evening. :) As I said, she's also improved majorly the past few days. I'll let you know when she's all better.
Hey, everyone! It has been a week and a half or so since I wrote about Tallie. The good news is that there is not much to report! Tallie is doing much better, and on her second week of steroids. She still negotiates stairs very carefully, but yesterday she she brought some balls over to Dad and me to play, and she did a full-body stretch and pounced like a cat on her toys! She'll be on the steroids one week from Tuesday and then she should be doing all better. I'll let you know how it all turns out!
Hey, everyone! This morning Mom took Tallie to the vet, and Dr. Bradbury thinks (after taking an x-ray) that Tallie ruptured a disc in her back - which would explain the loss of use in her back legs and her becoming incontinent. She'll be on doggie steroids and painkillers for three weeks, gradually being weaned off them. She appears to be doing better, but not great. I'll keep you posted! :)
Hey, everyone! I've got some sad news. :( Yesterday Tallie was running to bark at another dog, and she hurt herself. I was in the kitchen when I heard her screaming. She'd lost the use of her back legs and she became incontinent. Dad took her to the vet at the emergency clinic, and the vet thinks she may have torn a ligament in her knee. Today Tallie is medicated, and tomorrow we'll have to take her to our regular vet where she'll be sedated and x-rayed. Please pray for her; she appears to be in some pain, and I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow! Thanks! :)
