Layla

[Lindsey]

Scott is calling the vet this morning. He said last night he heard the receptionist call twice for someone, and the last time he heard her say "Isn't there ANYONE around that could bring her up?" and it sounded like the girl on the other end just said she would do it. So I don't think she was an animal attendant.

[Lindsey]

Scott left a message for the vet to call him back. Today is one of my bad days and I just feel like crying. I forgot Layla's pee pads at home and Scott wouldn't turn around to get them when we were only 10 seconds away, so I will have to either try to express her outside and not know if I'm getting any out, or express her on a pile of paper towel in the bathroom...

[Lindsey]

The vet finally called back. She feels terrible about what happened and apologized a lot. She is going to find out who brought her up, and make sure it doesn't happen again. She is letting everyone know about it and putting measures in place to make sure nobody brings animals up when they don't know their background or how to properly handle them. Too bad we can't go back in time before it happened to Layla.

[Lindsey]

This morning we drove up to drop off Layla just as her vet was getting to the building and offered to take her in for us. She said she is so sorry again, and she talked to everyone and found out it was two volunteer high school students who brought her up. Layla never should have been under their care and it never should have happened. She is making sure it will never happen to another dog again, and the issue is being sent to their nursing department to have it dealt with.

But why did it have to happen to OUR dog? We just can't catch a break. Layla hasn't wagged her tail any more since the incident. We have spent thousands of dollars on her care and are doing everything we can for her. I am having a really bad day and I just want to cry.

[DianaB]

Lindsey, I'm just now catching up on the posts. I was so excited to hear how well Layla was doing and am so sorry about what happened at the vet's office. Hopefully it won't set her back and she'll continue to improve. Don't be upset......Layla has improved so much in the last few days. What a miracle she truly is!!!.....and many people are praying for her!!!

[Lindsey]

I posted on YT but I don't think I posted this here....

On Friday night, we got to the cabin, and my mom was fussing over Layla in her crate while we were unloading the car. When I finally got a chance to pet Layla, SHE WAGGED HER TAIL AGAIN!!!! I was so happy. All four of us gathered around to see it. There wasn't time to get a camera because we were disorganized from just arriving! But we all saw it and it lasted about 10 seconds. It was a slow wag, but still faster than any she's had lately!

The rest of that night and the next day, we were armed with a camera. We got nothing

On Sunday morning, Scott got up around 6:30 to express Layla's bladder and came back to bed. Between that time and around 9:00, I kept waking up and looking at her in her crate beside our bed, and she would always be looking at me. Finally I decided to get up, and she got this eager look in her eyes and she was jumping from foot to foot in her front legs, like she always has when she's excited. I got down to pet her and there it was! Her tail was going again! I fumbled around for my cell phone (no contacts in my eyes lol) and found the camcorder function finally, but by then, she was just finishing her wag for the day. So I didn't get it on video again! But it was there and I saw it. It feels like she was just sitting there WAITING for me to get out of bed so she could show me it!

[Blueyes]

Oh Lindsey, this is so encouraging!! Maybe you can just document when it wags and for how long