Layla

[JJJ]

Your such a good mommy, I think the best thing you can do for her is to keep your hopes up. I'm sure she can feel your energy.

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by JJJ

Your such a good mommy, I think the best thing you can do for her is to keep your hopes up. I'm sure she can feel your energy.

Thank you so much. I am trying my hardest to stay positive. Layla's already changing the minds of so many people around us who told me to put her down from the start. No way, she's my little fighter. I have gone from wondering if I made the right decision with her surgery to wondering if I'm making the right decisions for her therapy because I KNOW now the surgery was the right thing to do. And I'm doing every kind of therapy I can for her! I think in the end, it will pay off.

She's snoring really deeply behind me right now and it's adorable. This morning, Scott told me he packed a sweater and a fleece blanket in her stroller "in case she gets cold because it's raining outside" and when I got to work I noticed he also threw in her little teddy bear What a thoughtful daddy! I took a picture of her sleeping beside it earlier this morning.

[JJJ]

No matter the outcome, it seems like one happy family.

She looks adorable next to her teddy

[Gina]

Lindsey she is just to cute , she will have her good days and bad days.. Hopefully the good out weigh the bad...

[judy]

Tail wagging sounds promising! She is just so precious with her little teddy.

[Janet]

I have thought about Lelah quite often and kept her in my prayers. I really think having hope and doing all that you've been doing for her will pay off in the end. You're a great Mommy Lindsey!

[Lindsey]

Thank you so much. I am finding it hard to read other peoples' stories on the IVDD dogs yahoo group I joined. For example, there was one woman who was devastated.. her dog was down for days and had no deep pain for days and the vet told her to put the dog to sleep, she had less than a 5% chance of walking again. I comforted her and said that even if she can't walk, she can be happy. After encouragement, she decided to go ahead with surgery so the dog wasn't in pain. The day after surgery the dog has feeling back and is moving her legs and tail on her own. It feels like a kick in the stomach for us. Everyone is seeming to get a miracle except us. It's hard to stay positive reading stories like that, and I usually feel like nobody really responds to my questions, concerns, or stories about Layla. It's basically a group for dachshunds so maybe that's why.

But in good news, Layla wagged her tail TWICE this morning. I tried early this morning, even gave her treats, and she was excited but there was no movement. We were sitting in the waiting room to drop her off for rehab today, and I was watching a tv while Layla was watching the people and dogs walk around us. All of a sudden I felt something against my stomach. I looked down and her tail was moving! I told Scott to look and he caught the last wag before it stopped. He asked if she was pooping, but she wasn't! She already pooped an hour earlier! A minute later she did it again for about 5 seconds! I pinched her back but she still has no sensation. I will tell her rehab vet when she calls this afternoon.