Okay, I was doubtful. Not so much that water is very therapeutic and that the buoyancy of water makes it great for injuries, but I just didn't see how they were going to convince a cat to walk on a treadmill in a water tank, but he did it. Not only that, but he walked on his injured leg AND they usually don't get dogs to walk on the first try. What a little champ!
Even better, Theo has regained some motion in his ankle already and he is really good about trying to use his leg, so therapy is going to work. I'll admit, I was not exactly prepared for how well the therapy might work. Wednesday he spent almost the entire day curled up in our bedroom. Today he keeps receiving "kitty timeouts" in our bedroom for attempts to jump, run, pounce, and pretty much everything else he's not allowed to do yet. While he's building up the bone and the muscle, they said it's still pretty fragile, but Theo wasn't in the room for that conversation. I came home with all sorts of instructions on how to get him to be active and start using the leg. What they didn't cover was how to slow him down. Thankfully, he's back in therapy on Monday and I'm hoping his strength comes back before mine gives out......
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