Obviously, he's not there yet, we'll have to build his muscle back up, but today marked the beginning of our guy's comeback (he was too high from x-ray sedatives to do much of anything yesterday except look pathetic).
A recent road trip to Seattle yielded a genuine cattle-sized watering trough, one I recognized right away would make a perfect Paco sized hydrotherapy tank. Today was a beautifully sunny day so we decided to give it a go. Nothing tells a story like pictures, so here goes:
Jade and Dango moving the tank into a strategic location (aka. out of the way)
Paco suits up with safety in mind
Awaiting the dunk. . . not amused.
D-u-n-k!
Fear
The tub fills with water
Paco begins to float and kick his legs
The moment Paco realizes he's floating and trapped
Panic
Determination
Resignation (notice the lack of frantic splashing. . . he's finally in a groove and swimming steadily)
Putting the whole ordeal behind him
It was so much fun we decided to give Mae Mae a turn. . . what can we say, if you're a regular dog visitor at the studio you are subjected to a certain amount of torture (and my jeans were already soaked).
She has no idea what's about to hit her
DUNK!
In the groove
Paul demonstrating how Mae Mae keeps moving her legs even when levitated above the water. . . what a weirdo.
None of the animals in this post suffered permanent damage and some of them got to cuddle next to a heater the rest of the day.
3 comments:
That's fantastic! Thanks for sharing your pictures and good for you rigging up the perfect hydrotherapy pool, AT HOME! We're very happy to hear that Paco is healing well and receiving good news from his docs. Hey, you could make that tub "Paco's dunk tank" and have a fund raiser to recoup even more expenses... would that be so wrong?!?!
Hmm. . .that gives me an idea (as visions of post-op carnivals dance in her head).
I can't believe it's already been 6 weeks since the surgery! So glad to hear everything's going so well. Paco's a real trooper. And his Mom obviously loves that boy a lot. ;-) Thanks for keeping us posted. Pam and Eli
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