5 Weeks Strong!

It's been a few weeks since I posted. All good news. Moxie had progressed well enough by mid-August for me to take a partial week's trip to the east coast for a family reunion kind of event. When I returned, she said, HEY! When do I get to go on an adventure?!  So, we loaded up for an overnight camping trip in Wyoming. She was in heaven. Total travel dog!

We didn't do any hiking, just a relaxing afternoon and night at a campground in Cheyenne, and then a day's scenic drive under all that big sky. We went west into Medicine Bow, in the Snowy Mountains, Laramie range, and then south on back roads back home.

Today, she got to go into her "dipping lake" for the first time in a couple of months -- a nice trail near a little town west of home called Hygiene (named for a tuberculosis sanitarium that once was there).  Things are moving right along :)

3 Weeks Out -- Winning!

The Muncharelli continues to heal nicely, without mishap or mischief so far.

In fact, I feel confident enough in her recovery to go ahead and make the trip this week to New Jersey for a family reunion, with Moxie in Jenna's able hands. Georgie, Jenna's mother-in-law, is also old hat at helping take care of a recovering pup, so Moxie should be fine without me for a few days.

She REALLY wants to just keep walking and trotting along on our little walks, but I have to keep her at 5-7 minutes 2-3 times a day for another week. Hopefully, when I return, we can scoot that up to 10 minutes or more, and perhaps toss in a ride or two.

Amazing, actually, how quickly she is healing from two major surgeries. I hope if I'm ever under the knife, I'm as resilient!

Christina

1st Gate, Check!

A joy ride with Moxie

Well, she did it again! Today, Dr. Perry did Moxie's re-check and removed her staples. He says she is healing very well and her leg has a great range of motion already. He feels there are no issues of concern.

He called Mox an "on or off" dog, so "I can imagine you have a challenge keeping her slow and steady." THAT is for sure! But he cautioned me to keep her exercise to a slow upgrade and keep up the physical therapy.

So! All is well.

With ongoing 4-paws-up thanks to Moxie's Angels of Donation, we are underway in paying down her expense account. I am truly grateful and awed by the generosity of friends. Thank you so much.

Her next x-ray check is in six more weeks. Other than that, it's just the little walks (with a drive thrown in here and there for fun) for the next few weeks. She should be healed enough in time for more fun cooler weather hikes in September and October.