Ugh: Day 4

It's settling in about how hard this is going to be, and how long a road we have ahead of us.  It also doesn't help to read the web because almost without exception the web sources on FCE are far, far, FAR more pessimistic about the outcome and recovery than the Vet and the Neurologist.

He seems to be worse today, but it's hard to tell because the poor sod is completely exhausted.  He did a lot yesterday and I think it's really taken it out of him.  

At about 2am he tried to get himself up and move and managed to get himself off his bed.  Unfortunately we have hard wood floors and with his balance wonky, he managed to slip over and couldn't get up again.  So he was very upset.  I got him back into his bed and positioned comfortably, and he slept.  

Apparently he's not as good as he was yesterday but we're thinking he is probably too tired to try properly.  We've got the first appointment with the physiotherapist on Monday - she's a vet the neurologist recommended who's seen hundreds of FCEs.  Still, the challenges are huge, we can't leave him alone at the moment and between my business travel and M's job, I'm kinda at a loss about how we're going to juggle things over the next few months while hopefully he starts to get better.

The problem with that is the downside, the dark questions, won't go away.  What happens if he doesn't improve and he's stuck like this...

 

To compound the feeling of powerlessness, it's Thursday, I've been up since 4am travelling to the Bay Area - tomorrow we've a major pitch to 60+ VCs and Angels and it's our 10th Wedding Anniversary.

 

In another timeline M and I are here together, the dogs are in daycare having the time of their lives and my worries are limited to funding the company.

 

 

Tyson Day Four: Part II

 So the patient is up but not really about today.  But he's had a sit in the sun, and managed to get himself onto his feet and distribute his weight properly without "knuckling" his front paw.  But he's still not happy walking around - hopefully we'll be starting to work on that in a water tank at the weekend.  

He's still quite distressed about it all and not keen on doing potty with people around.  As we move forward and he gets more comfortable on his feet I think that will solve itself, but I can see us needing to put a ramp in at the back door for him until he's up to the steps.

Anyway, one day at a time as they say.

This does suck.  He's such a great dog, and loves running and playing so much that this must be pure hell for him.