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PT and Progress 3.12.21

Well we've made it through 24 hours home.  To be honest, my heart sank when I picked Surf up and saw that she still wasn't mobile at all.  And then they said she still had not peed on her own---that's never good.  But we went home armed with instructions to start her PT right away, to head off any atrophy and start addressing her proprioceptive deficits.  Her right leg has made huge progress just in the last day, but her left leg is still just hanging out there. Surf still needs to be supported with a sling to walk, or she winds up just dragging herself.  I think in the next day or so, that right leg will be strong enough to support her though.  I am constantly moving that left leg under her, reminding her it's there, and trying to let it bear a little bit of her body weight.   Her daily schedule looks like this: 1.  Heat, massage, assisted standing and ROM 4 times per day 2.  Laser once per day 3.  LED light therapy once per day 4....
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Worst Nightmare Come True

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On Wednesday, March 10th, Surf and I were working sheep at a lesson.  She had a good lesson, and we were at the very end, working on a specific flanking skills, in a tight space, with lots of pressure.  Surf was working very tight to the sheep, about 15 of them, against the fence line.  We gave her a flank and I saw her little head from behind the sheep and her tongue was covered in blood and I assumed she bit her tongue.  But then we gave her the opposite flank, and instead of turning towards the sheep, she turned away from them, screamed and went down.  She was unable to walk.  I still don't know if she was avoiding being kicked, got kicked or what happened.  What I do know is that my girl sustained serious spinal trauma and we immediately headed to the ER.  Thank goodness one of my vets from Virginia practices down here in NC now (and does rehab, yay!), and was able to guide me to the best place for Surf to be. She even pulled some strings with...
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