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Of course they do it to show who's the boss! No, they really get along well with my dogs and also I have dog and cat beds all over the house. I think I own more cat and dog beds than actual furniture for the house! .I love the progress - I’ve followed this tread from the start ! Bless him ! I love the photo of them in the dogs beds haha do they do it to show the dogs whose the boss ? Lol
I made I mistake when ordering his pants, but that was totally my fault because I did not ask about how much coverage they offer in the belly area. Turns out there is no fabric in the belly at all. We had to find a seamstress who was willing to modify them and they should be ready tomorrow. We'll see how they turn out.How is feten doing and how does he like his new "sweaters"? Are they helping?
Meanwhile we bought him a newborn onesie and cut out the sleeves. It works to keep him protected, but Fetén has figured out how to get out of it within ten minutes of putting it on.
Other than that he is doing really well. His new therapist is optimistic about his left hind quarter. He says it is totally normal in neurological patients to have one leg stronger than the other and he feels like he should be able to stand on at least three legs. Whatever progress we can make sound amazing to me.
Now his therapy is more focused on getting him to stand up. It takes three people for him to awkwardly stand up for a couple of seconds, but it is all worth it. After many attempts of his therapist holding and massaging his legs and hips, me massaging the tail and my husband making sure Fetén does not jump off the table, he is able to lift his hips. The next step is for him to extend the knee joint, but little by little. We are patient.
We have just started a trial with acetyl L-carnitine. There is no definitive conclusive scientific evidence that it works (i.e. it's not a magic pill) but Fetén's vet thinks it is worth a try as he has seen progress on other patients and there are no risky side effects, so we will give it a go for a week and then evaluate again.
The thing that works most against us right now is Fetén himself. If he gets annoyed at being handled so much he will just stop trying. It makes total sense. How could he understand that doing this is good for him? It is uncomfortable and annoying, why would he want to keep doing it? He only really tries to stand up when he is interested, like when he sees a bird or a lizard or when he wants to go out (we take him out for a walk in the park holding him in our arms. He loves it!)