And stood up. And walked. Four days after running head on into traffic while chasing a jackrabbit the full length of a strawberry field, Noche can do things we used to take for granted. The last few days have been a nightmare of worry. I would have paid millions for lights and sirens as we drove him to the animal hospital Friday night. And until yesterday, his fate was uncertain. The broken leg will heal (and he will undergo surgery tomorrow afternoon to insure it heals optimally) but the back injury left an unspeakable question in our minds. Yesterday, he stood up on his own. Today he walked and pooped. Life is truly good again.
Noche is still on heavy pain meds and steroids and his expected recovery time remains a mystery to us. We’ll do whatever it takes though (Steve says Noche is trying to upstage Grayson, whose broken foot surgery cost us ~$7,000 just a few months ago) and tonight finds me hopeful.
Perhaps we really will get on the road one of these days!
Wow, he looks good. For some reason I thought it
was a back leg. He should be undergoing surgery
this afternoon so we will look for an update soon.
I am saying my prayers for he and Steve. love ya
We went to bed last night without a report from the vet’s office but the call finally did come saying that Noche made it through surgery fine and was awake. Because of the crummy cell signal here, that’s all we learned. Fingers are crossed we will bring him home today.