The 2 week mark is really a thing!

16 days post surgery today and everything is better!  For the first 10 days, Boone was not progressing.  He just layed on his bed and would collapse trying to walk.  I was certain I had made a mistake and he would not be ok.  I started to think he was depressed.  I began to womder how I would care for a dog that can’t stand up and walk and doesn’t want to.  I had read stories of dogs walking the day of surgery and how resilient dogs will be.  Boone was not recovering and I was in a panic.  Many people said that the first two weeks are the worst, so I was waiting for that mark to arrive.

Towards the end of the second week, Boone started getting up and walking a little.  He would get himself over to the other side of the room or switch positions.  He still seemed very depressed and just a few steps seemed so difficult and exhausting.  He would fall every time he needed to go out.

But then…. I arrived home on Sunday (day 15), and Boone was at the door with his ball in his mouth!  Something switched, and all of a sudden, Boone was back. It literally happened overnight.  He is back to chasing the cat, barking at the cookie cabinet, circling the dinner table etc.  I have never been so happy to see his naughty behavior!

For anyone else feeling like its not getting better, the 2 week mark is real!