Rocky got to spend the day with the therapist. He had a great time. He got to use the water treadmill and that was fun. Considering the two major surgeries he had they are very impressed with his progress. I was disappointed in the home program we were given. Mostly massage and range of motion. I was hoping for more balance and strengthening. Rocky is doing well walking and getting around the yard. He has also started to want to walk around the neighborhood each day. The only thing we have not tried yet is stairs. He hasn’t showed a lot of interest yet. Probably because I am more than willing to sleep on the first floor with him. He did get on the coach a couple of time a week ago and wants to get on it again but doesn’t. I think we will just let him decide when he is ready. He also tries to play with his toys and balls but seems to not know what to do. He used to be so fast chasing everything and he seems unsure of himself now. I know it is early in his recovery and am sure he will figure it out when he is ready. I have an appointment to talk to someone about the chemo they would like him to be on. It is for after the holidays so have that to look forward to. If I don’t blog again I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas. Thanks for all the help and positive comments. It has been so helpful.
Merry Christmas! Good luck with Rocky’s treatments and sounds like he progressing well!
good to hear you’re on the up and up! the water treadmill is a good way to build up muscles but that just takes time. We started out with massages first, too, and then slowly progressed to balance and strength.
There is always diy stuff you can do at home, too. but give it some time. There’s a post in my blog about that too.
You’ll be ok and he’ll be playing again once he’s built up a little more confidence!
All the best for the Holidays from
Tina and Manni