Day Forty-Two

Just got back form South Carolina and Bacci went to the physical therapist today. She said he looked really good and shows no sign of soreness!! He spent about 15 minutes on the underwater treadmill, and then we did some stretching exercises. We are going to start some strengthening exercises too. Next week if things go well, he'll have two days on the treadmill. Praying that we are now moving in the right direction and soon he'll be back to his normal self. :) So this is what we've been allowed to do...

1. Trot on leash in both directions for a few minutes every day.
2. Increase our walks by 5 minutes every other day, building up to 30 minutes.
3. Practicing getting him to sit straight.
4. Do stretches from the sit, stand, and with back legs on the step.
5. Get him used to sitting and standing (with back legs) on the squishy circle. Once he masters a correct sit, we can inflate it and make it harder.

I think that's about it for now. We go back in about 5-6 days, and hopefully we can start some of the strengthening exercises soon. Maybe sometime in September he'll be able to run again and start to do his normal stuff... I hope! I don't see how we'll ever be able to trial in October, but as long as he doesn't have any setbacks, I'll be happy!