Hi Peter, Janie is making progress, thank you for asking. I finally managed to move back into mine after a month of sleeping on the floor at my parents with janie. She is now able to get in and out of the car and get up and down the stairs which has enabled us to get back into the routine she was used to before the accident. We just have to be careful that she doesn't do anything that will cause her to have a set back, which is proving quite hard as she has stored up some serious energy. her co-ordination isn't what it used to be and she slips and stumbles quite easily so we need to take care. She is now only on a low maintenance dose of drugs so I am very pleased. She is back to enjoying her walks with her buddy and some of them are pretty long she can manage about 3 miles, taking it at her pace, which is good as this is helping to build her up. It will be a few months yet till we know how much lasting damage there will be but signs are good for 80-95% recovery.
I really am so proud of my little fighter.
How is Daz getting on after his accident, hope he is recovering well and nearly back to his old happy self.

Nicki and wee janie.x

Hi Nicki
So glad she seems to be making such good progress.  Fingers crossed for an almost complete recovery.  Daz is fine.  His injury was scary and very painful for a few days but luckily there was no serious underlying damage and all he needed was rest and about 10 days on steroids.  He's 100 % normal now, thanks for asking.  It is so frightening when they're badly hurt.

Peter

Really glad she is on the mend Nicki. Must catch up with you both soon.

Landess

Hi Nicki, just caught up with this thread.....(I got it mixed up with another one)!
Hope Janie continues to make good progress.
We are thinking about you both.
Take care
Dawn and all my gang x

-- Edited by Dawn at 09:02, 2007-03-30

Great to hear Janie's on the road to recovery! Every day she's getting that little bit better. Sending big hugs to both of you from me, and licks from Vegas and Dixie!

Christine

Hi everyone,
My wee Janie suffered a bit of a set back today, we were out on our afternoon walk having a lovely time when she was attacked by a spaniel. Couldn't believe it, janie was just minding her own business on the lead when this thing just flew at her. Thankfully her wounds are just superficial and no stitches required but she took some knocks to her back end. Bless her she never even tried to defend herself she just cried. Once I finally managed to get the dog away from her, (the spaniels owner being no help what-so-ever, his only contribution was to try and throw the lead at his dog) she was struggling to walk and dragging her right hind leg. Once I got her home and cleaned up she actually started to walk a bit better, so i am just praying that she is just going to be a bit sore and stiff and that no lasting damage has been done.
My poor wee girl, she is just so gentle and doesn't deserve this on top of all she has just been through.

Nicki and wee Janie.x

What bad luck for poor Janie to meet such an inconsiderate, stupid spaniel owner :(

I hope she pulls through ok and with no lasting harm done.

Nicki, I hope Janie is feeling better, it is unbelievable how some dog owners react when their pet is offlead and out of control.
Give Janie a big hug from me
Marie

Harry is coming round to kick that spaniel's ass for wee Janie!

Hope Janie's ok, Nicki. What an awful thing to happen just as she was getting better. Give her big hugs from all of us!

Christine

Sending positive vibes and hugs for wee janie, hope she's feeling better

Poor Janie, she just isn't having much luck recently
Hopefully things will take a turn for the better now and she'll be on the mend. Give her a big hug from me I know you love any excuse to give her an extra hug

That's great news