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Wilys accident
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hi everyone,
first, thank you all so much for your prayers, good healing vibes, positive thoughts. it's been a rough month to say the least. here's the update on wily.. i forget what i may have told u before, but here goes..a wk after his accident, wily had his stem cells harvested and was given the injection 2 days later. i then was able to bring him home. he wouldnt eat anything but dark meat chicken from zankou… ergh.. this led to bad poo - extremely messy and i wasnt sure if i was going to survive it. he wasnt able to pee on his own so i was expressing his bladder ~5x a day. i'm now an expert if anyone ever needs help (altho i hope u never do..)
i got wily a wheelchair from doggon wheels along with some booties for his feet b/c obviously they drag on the ground and he just started getting a lil abrasion. i also got him a diaper, but realized very quickly that he doesnt need it and forget about disposable diapers. absolutely wouldnt do it.
we started physical therapy at CARE in santa monica - it's AMAZING. we're on our 2nd week and i'm happy to say that there's already been so much improvement. he has motion in his hind legs and it looks like he's getting stronger everyday. wily's spirits are high - he's back to chasing the 2 kitties around the house (as best he can) and when we go for our walks (cuz now he can pee on his own. and yes, we use a sling/harness), he's practically running and he wants to play with the other dogs.
as far as physical therapy at CARE - we go 3x/wk. he does land exercises each of those days, underwater treadmill 2 days, and acupuncture followed by a B12 shot on one day. u can imagine that he's not enjoying the water treadmill - but it's amazing what it does - i've seen the dogs they've worked with and it's completely inspiring. wily's also on a new natural "cooling" diet - very complicated, but worth it i'm sure. very healthy foods, cooked and then add vitamin b and e, plus wellactin.
so that's the big and the small of it. i hope it informs and helps anyone else who might have to go thru this. wily, like all basenjis, has such incredible spirit. we are signed up for 8wks at CARE. wish us luck and keep sending those good healing vibes. we really appreciate them!
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This is wonderful news and sooo hopeful. He sounds like he's adapting very well to the situation and even wanting to chase kittens!! That's great and you're so wonderful to show such devotion. I'm so happy for your family. -
Thank you for the update, I have had Wily in my thoughts. You have lived the horror we all fear. CARE sounds like a wonderful place, you are fortunate to have it near-by. Continued prayers and good thoughts for a full recovery!
Anne in Tampa
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Thank you for the update, I am so relieved to see that it is positive! As unfortunate as your situation was, at least Wily has you, not everyone would be willing to go to such legnths to work with their dog, that must be very time consuming and expensive! How wonderful you are to do it! I hope things continue to go well for you
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Thank you for posting an update. I too have been worried. This is wonderful news!!!!! CARE sounds amazing! This is a miracle and Wily is making strides daily. Our prayers are still with you and Wily that he recovers 100%
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Congrats on Wily's progress so far. I'm glad you were able to find him such excellent care. Good luck with your future progress..it sounds like Wily is a real fighter.
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Praise the Lord – hope things continue to improve for Wily (and you).
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So glad to hear Wily is working hard to get better. It truly is amazing how dogs teach us that the only thing you can do in a situation like this is your best. It sounds like that is just what he is doing. Keep up the great work. Hugz to Wily and you.
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It's been a month since we've heard anything about Wily's progress. How is he doing? I hope he is still making good progress!
Pat
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I am so sorry to hear about Wily. I hope he gets better soon!
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We all hope for good news re your b.
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I hope Wily has continued to do well.
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hi everyone,
THANK YOU all so much for your wonderful well wishes. they continue to inspire us more than you can believe.you will be happy to know that wily is doing well. he's like magic. i tell him everyday. i wish i knew how to post a video. with the help of CARE, he is now walking around on his own. i stopped having to use the sling about 2 wks ago! i would say he's at around 75%. he's still wobbly and falls, but he's come so far from where he was.. it's nothing short of AMAZING.
he pees on his own, no problem, but the pooping business is still problematic. he doesnt trust that he has enough strength in those hind legs to squat low and push - he thinks he's going to fall back so he ends up doing what i call the walk-and-poo. most of the time, when i see him start to poop, i just squat down and support him so he knows he wont fall back. but even that is awkward for him of course so.. it's an issue we're still working on.
he's still on the "cooling diet" - turkey, spinach, broccoli, squash, ginger, garlic, yam, tofu, brown rice, bell pepper - and then i add vitamin e and b and wellactin (chilean wild salmon oil).
we have one more wk of phys therapy and then we'll see where we go from there. at that point, it might just mean lots of home exercises and time, but i feel like he's just going to get stronger. he's magic.
on another note, the dogwalker "dallas" actually had the nerve to ask us for money back for that first day in the ER. around $1500. my husband, andrew, told him - dallas, if you'd like to go down that road, we're happy to go down it with you. does he even know that we're now around $15,000 in? dallas even had his girlfriend call my husband with a sob story saying it was actually on her credit card and that she felt that dallas had also pulled the wool over her eyes. not my problem, we said. but andrew told her, hey if you'd like to go in on a joint suit, call us.
we're so trying to be buddhist about this - but i believe now it's time to spread the word and send him OUR bills for his gross negligence. i've obtained his clients' email addresses. had he just done the one thing that we had asked - to write a letter to his clients about what had happened, and if in the future if something terrible were to happen, what he would do.. oh well. goodbye dallas. -
I thought dog walkers had insurance to cover their expenses for that sort of thing; oh well, I'm lucky I don't have to trust Tyler with someone else. Not sure I could after seeing what you've been through.
VERY happy to hear Wily's recovery is moving along. I always knew it would. Hope to see you guys around soon.
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Great news!!! I can't believe the gall of that guy. If something like this had happened to any animal that I was responsible for, I wouldn't be able to sleep!
I hope the updates continue to be as optimistic. This is very good news on a Friday the 13th
Pat
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I am so glad to hear that he's doing so much better - what an amazing story!
Have you considered talking to an attorney? At the very least, you may want to protect yourself to make sure he doesn't go after you for the $1500. It's outrageous that he is asking you for that money, but he is obviously quite the jerk.
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hey chad,
yes, they do have insurance thru Business Insurers of the Carolinas (u can find thru PSI - pet sitters intl and i had to call Century Ins Grp for liability). shell never officially had dallas sign papers signing over the business to him so i thot she might still be insured. but their coverage has lapsed (of course) and dallas is not insured or bonded period. ergh.. -
This is sort of a side note, but we hired Shell (Dallas's sister) when Seti was a couple of years old - she turned out to be quite nasty to us when we fired her and she left a voice mail telling us how much she and her husband hated our dog. This is obviously a really crappy family.
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I'm SO happy to hear Wily is doing so well. What an amazing boy he is!!! I hope he continues to improve daily.
As far as that Dallas guy goes..UGH, the NERVE! That he could even ask you for reimbursement after the way he handled the situation and all the Wily and you have had to go through is appalling!
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That is wonderful news, that Wily is recovering so well. Time and therapy work wonders. Hooray for you for going all out for your boy.
Anne in Tampa
