A wonderful friend of the animals at the ranch, Anne G. from Seattle, emailed me this morning to ask about Dusty. Her note reminded me that I was overdue on an update on how blind Dusty was doing after his spinal stroke a few weeks ago. Well, recovered he has -- completely! We were nothing less than incredulous at how fast he bounced back from the blood clot in his spinal cord that left his rear legs almost paralyzed.
I took this photo of Dusty in the Widget's House front yard this afternoon, and you can see he's fully upright on all four legs. In fact, getting the photo was a bit difficult because Dusty kept trying to walk away from me and the camera. He had no problem loping off to avoid getting his photo taken!
The spinal stroke is called fibrocartilaginous embolism, or FCE for short, and we know others have not been as fortunate to see their dogs recover from this condition as well as Dusty has. So we are very, very thankful for his happy outcome.
Such wonderful news. He didn't want to take time for a picture he has some time to make up so he has to get those runs in every minute he can.
Posted by: Colleen - San Antonio TX | July 14, 2008 at 12:54 AM
S&A, You continue to work miracles around that ranch! I didn't know about Dusty's condition-thank the "4-legged spirits" & 2-legged sentinels for watching over him again! I love him,& wish I could have him with us, but am happy he thrives under your care. Bless all of you, Bernadette
Posted by: Bernadette | July 11, 2008 at 12:50 PM
That is fantastic news! I'm thrilled for Dusty & you as well! Bravo, Dusty!
Big hugs to all,
ginger, Tobias & Tlingit
Posted by: ginger & Tobias (the greythound) | July 10, 2008 at 07:14 PM
What a majestic picture of this beautiful boy. I'm so glad he has fully recovered! Hugs to Dusty!!!
Posted by: Carisa J | July 10, 2008 at 01:15 PM
That's THE BEST news! A well-deserved miracle, :)
Posted by: Margaret | July 10, 2008 at 11:59 AM
*All right, Dusty!* I was just thinking about you yesterday. This is wonderful news. Keep doing well, buddy.
Posted by: Moon Rani | July 10, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Yay Dusty!!
Posted by: Wendy | July 10, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Good for you Dusty! Enjoy your happy life, and don't be so camera shy, we love seeing pictures of you. Take Care sweetie boy.
Posted by: Debbie | July 10, 2008 at 07:33 AM
That brings a smile to my face this morning! Thanks for the update.
Posted by: Debbie | July 10, 2008 at 07:25 AM
Great update, thanks Steve! I'm very happy to hear that Dusty is among the lucky ones. Please give him a big hug for me, will you?
Posted by: Carla Polastro-Nigro | July 10, 2008 at 03:05 AM
Wonderful news!!!! Dusty needs someone to hug him and he doesn't even know it. I love this husky boy!
Posted by: Shirley * James * Portland, OR | July 09, 2008 at 11:27 PM
THAT IS GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You (and Dusty) must be so relieved. It makes my evening to hear that he is doing well!
Posted by: maggie | July 09, 2008 at 09:50 PM
Wonderful, heartwarming news. Thank you for the update.
Posted by: Helen Rietz | July 09, 2008 at 08:55 PM
Thanks for the update...so glad to hear the great news re: Dusty's recovery. Enjoy the great outdoors, handsome furry boy!
Posted by: Nina | July 09, 2008 at 08:15 PM
Dusty's full recovery is absolutely wonderful news to hear!
I'm doing a yippeecoyot' happy dance right now!!
Thanks for updating us; we look forward to seeing a lot more of dusty in the future.
Posted by: Boundforglory | July 09, 2008 at 06:51 PM