by Ira | Jul 14, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Coco is STILL on the mend. She went on two walks today, and she could actually do it. Thank you baby jesus. She’s still improving. Stumbles. Losing balance. Head tilts. But all of those are steadily going away. I think…I hope…she’s gonna be okay. I was able to be much...
by Ira | Jul 13, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Coco is on the mend. Not back to normal. Not back to the way she was, but it’s still early! There are still, like, ten days according to the doctors that it should take for her to recover, so how much better she is already is a huge positive sign. She still stumbles....
by Ira | Jul 12, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Coco was better today! She can get up to speed now and trot. Her eyes aren’t flickering back and forth noticeably any more. They probably still are, but subtly enough that I can’t see it. She had a very active, very normal Coco day. She still can’t walk straight. She...
by Ira | Jul 11, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
So, Coco improved a bit today. Not a lot, but a bit. Last night her nystagmus, which is the technical/medical term for uncontrolled eye movement, was really intense. Very rapid from side to side, and the movements were wide and pronounced. Today, much better....
by Ira | Jul 10, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Coco has idiopathic canine vestibular syndrome. It came on suddenly. This morning. When I woke up, I noticed she couldn’t keep her balance like normal. She would stumble, and when she tried to shake her body and head, she’d fall over. She biffed it on the stairs. And...
