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Hi all. Thora is doing much better, she has started to walk again and is getting around pretty well for a dog who has been out of commission for a long time. She is super skinny and boney but I have no doubt she will get her muscle back at the rate she is recovering. Anyway it is such a relief to see her pull out of this and get her feet back under her.

Thora is possibly getting worse which is not typically a symptom of Coonhound Paralysis but she is not too much worse which is good. She is still unable to walk or support her own weight and I take her out with a doggy sling so she can go to the bathroom but she is still in good spirits as always. I am taking her back to the CSU vet hospital tomorrow because they want to see her again and I want to make sure everything is ok. Other than that she is doing the same and hopefully on her way to a fu… Continue

Thora has come down with some sort of rare neuromuscular disease that I do not know as of yet if it can be treated. I have taken her to the emergency vet as well as a vet specialist and I am taking her to the Colorado State University vet clinic on Wednesday to see a specialist. It set in relatively quickly (half a day) and it transformed her from and extremely athletic and agile dog into a dog that can barely walk let alone climb stairs, run, play, anything that requires muscle power is pretty… Continue