Three Week Update

Cena says hi! He is doing so much better, but still not walking. It is like watching a baby learn how to do things. He can roll over on one side better than the other. He can take two steps before he falls. His left front paw now bends! That is a huge improvement. All four limbs went from being totally lifeless to the other three legs moving, but his left front one being stiff as a board. Now that the paw moves, Cena is getting around better.

Cena enjoys being outside in the yard. He crawls around and is never where I put him. This past weekend I put him down, and had to get him away from the high weeds. He was trying to hide in them!

Cena will guard his food while eating. He curls the one paw around the bowl to keep it from moving. His left front paw now curves and doesn't look as stiff as it did. He tried climbing up on the couch the other day and actually moved the left leg! That is a huge improvement!

Cena gets tired of all the pictures lol. It is so wonderful all the improvements he has made over the past week. He will walk a couple of steps, crawl, roll to the couch and then climb up to get on it to lay down.

And the biggest improvement this week? He was sleeping curled up in a ball! He has been out straight, no bend to him, and now that he can bend his left front paw, and has been licking himself, he now can bend into a ball. He looks so much more comfortable!

Two Week Update

Here is the vast improvement this week! Cena propped up and eating. He is discovering more movement this week. His back left leg is showing more mobility, catching up with his right side. Cena puts his right back leg under him, trying to get up, but his back left leg isn't quite ready to help. But he's getting there!

Cena can now stretch to lick himself. His left front leg will help to hold himself in place, but he still can't move it. His right front and back leg he can move to lick, scratch, and try to get up. Once his left side catches up and he regains strength in those limbs, he will be so much closer to walking again!

Here's picture of his left leg and how it just hangs there. He can't control the leg or the paw. If he could start holding the paw out of the way, he might be able to get around better. But he is using it to hold himself in place if he is sitting up, licking, or scratching. He is itching where they shaved him. He loves to be rubbed!

Here's what he tends to do most days, just lie around and sleep. After trying to move around, he gets really tired. Pictured is my cat Sassy and Foxy the Pomeranian/ Spitz mixed. They enjoy laying around watching Cena recuperate. The chihuahua Milo brought the ice cube in and left it to melt. I am so thankful for Cena's great strides this week. Hoping next week shows more improvement on his left side and maybe even sitting up on his own!