Monday, October 22, 2012

Mama, I'm Coming Home

Drop the bass line here.  "Boom che, ba boom boom che. Boom che, ba boom boom che".
Relax, let you body feel the rhythm and begin to move your feet.


After your body is swaying to the music and your roommate/significant other/neighbor across the street with the hawk eyed view into your living room is looking at you like you have lost the ability to do math or tie your shoes on your own, (the toothpaste dripping out of your mouth is working against you here), slowly begin singing, "Guessssss who's coming home tomorrowwwwwwww"?  As you build your crescendo, move your feet a little faster, quicken the pace of your song and incorporate some fist pumping into your dance moves. 

Ok, ok! I won't make you sweat anymore.  ROO IS COMING HOME TOMORROW! Her party hat is on, her bags are packed and she is coming back from the worst vacation ever VERG Animal Hospital.


FAQ:
Does this mean she is going to be ok?
-No.

Can she walk yet?
-Not even a twitch of the legs.

Will she ever walk again?
-We don't know.  

If she is going to gain the ability to walk, how long will it take?
-Best guess is months, not weeks.

Will she need extensive physical therapy?
-Absolutely.

Is that expensive?
-Duh.

Will you commit yourself to that?
-Of course.

These answers suck, so why are you so excited today?
-Rooster has full control of her bladder and bowel movements.  This is great news, because I won't have to "express" her myself and she is at a low risk for a bladder infection/UTI.  She has run the course of her antibiotics and pain medication and as far as the surgery went, she is on the road to recovery. Now we just have to wait it out and hope that her brain relearns how to send the message down to her back legs for movement.  We are also going to have to be patient with her, read her signals and give her lots of love and reasons to recover.  The vet will send us home with a sling to hold her back up while she moves her front legs.

And for long distances.


We live in Brooklyn, we have a store that sells Artisanal Mayo, we can totally get away with this.

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