Day 28: Fashion Faux Pas & Buzz me up! - third time is a charm
- Samantha Knight
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 6, 2022
This mornings toilet walk involves a throw back to the 90’s with a scrunchie hair band! … it’s around Lloris’s left leg.
There is a reason behind this fashion faux pas - honestly!
It has been reccomended that by putting a scrunchie around his strong leg it could make him in-turn look to his right leg (the weaker leg) for stability.
Worth a try, let’s see if it has made any difference on the first attempt?…
Hmmm it does actually look a little better… I think … but alas it doesn’t last and the bendy right leg soon starts dragging and we’re left with poorly scuffed paws. Poor little pup. We shall persevere with the scrunchie and see if it has any long term effects (other than being bullied for poor taste) after a few days.
No time for a bath this morning so he’s in the shower to clean the dirt from his injured paw. He’s not impressed but soon full of cuddles again, in fact he’s been one big cuddly teddy bear all day today!! …. Clearly he knows what’s coming next!!!
It is our third session of acupuncture this afternoon and I am hopeful Lloris will last a full 20 minutes with the needles in him rather than just the 10minutes he has managed for the two weeks prior.
He gets bored and agitated. He’s not good at concentrating for long. A little like the disruptive child at school that always gets sent to the head master!
With all of the different treatments we are exploring alongside straight forward physio, such as the infared laser, pulsed electro magnetic field therapy, Alessi loop, hydro therapy and acupuncture and herbs; Lloris has progressed phenomenally well in a short space of time.
I believe it to be a combination of everything collectively that is having such positive affects. It is always exciting when a next ‘weekly session’ comes around to see what developments the treatment may bring to Lloris’s progress this week.
On my wish list for this week is:
completely solve his incontinence (we are 90% there!)
Realign his right leg so he stops scuffing his foot.
Let’s hope ‘The Holistic Vet’ can work his magic to help us improve with these two things!
At last weeks session we walked through the door with Lloris ‘sling walking’ (me helping to hold up his rear end with a sling under his belly) AND he was still piddling with little control and I had to put a nappy on him to contain it.
I am expecting Dr Van den Berge to be very impressed when he sees Lloris walk through the door unaided this week! I am also hoping to impressive him with no marking of the territory. Let’s see…
Another positive session and Lloris was chilled out and on his best behaviour.
Guess What?!?! NO ACCIDENTS!!
He was initially wrongly accused of creating a puddle of pee in the waiting area but that honestly wasn’t him! They are forgiven for pointing the finger though. He only has himself to blame for his ‘piddle pants’ reputation!
A big thank you to his ‘Aunty Steph and Cousin Jessica for surprising him with some chews to keep him occupied! He’s thrilled! …
And thank you to his biggest supporter Neil the Sparky who popped into the office to see him today and he of course lapped up all of the attention! … Lloris enjoyed it too! Haha
(Neil; I forgot to get a photo of the two of you!!)
We have an early start tomorrow with our physio reassessment at where he had his surgery (Davies Vets).
I just hope they are pleased with his progress!
Haha, Cheeky! 😉. It was really good to see Lloris in the flesh for the first time post op ☺️. Miracle pup is well on his way to full recovery with his Mum firmly behind him doing everything possible to make it happen in record time!
Amazing progress - so chuffed for you both the hard work & therapy is paying off! 🥰🥰🥰