Treat, No Trick!!

Hi Eve!!
Great news! This morning Marshal received a clean bill of health from the vet. We had an early morning appointment, for additional radiographs to be taken, to see what progress he's made in healing. The summary from rehab, combined with a thorough going over from the doctor, however, indicated M is so far along that a new set of rads would be excessive. I am unclear whether M's current measurements (that both thighs are now the same size) as well as the extent of our underwater treadmill workouts, or the release from rehab to trot for short durations (30 seconds at a time, maximum 6 times per walk), or the conclusion of our rehab sessions are what convinced Vet that M is well on the way to full recovery? I was so excited to hear the great news, I don't really remember how he reached the conclusion. Here we are, waiting on the decision--Marshal was not nervous--while Momma and Doctor chat about his health. Did I mention he is 71.6lbs:And he gave Doctor several Marshal grins, and many of his gentle little licks. Marshal is such a friendly big boy. I have only seen a few of M's little grins, but he gave them to rehab every time we had a session. I think when I come home or return to M after an absence, there are so many other things going on that I miss the little lip curling. Besides trying to capture Beannie's cuteness, I will ALSO try to capture M's little grins.

So we celebrated a bit, after leaving the vet by going for a walk: We tested our feet (and our balance) walking over some big granite chunks:And we took photos of M's cuteness in the car--he was more interested in hanging out in the sun than he was in going for a car ride: The last thing we did this morning to celebrate is a short romp in the yard with Ansel and Paisle: This one is blurry, but still cute--not sure how Ansel is shaking his head while on the move, but he is! Can you see that M has the Kong in his mouth? Beannie has a tennis ball in her mouth, but its not visible. And so we are off, into the sun (rise, not set!). I did not let him run around freely for very long--we are still in recovery mode! But I am so relieved to know he's doing so well that I wanted to let him celebrate, just a little bit. Happy Halloween, Everett!!