Sorry for the delayed update on this platform. We have posted regularly on his instagram but have neglected this website. Here's the update for the past few days! The next post will elaborate on the costs.

Hero was discharged on New Year's Eve (31/12/2016) because he was responding well to the lowered dosage of painkillers. The vet gave us some anti-inflammatory medicine lasting 3 days for us to bring home and also some painkillers, given only if needed. The vet technician taught us how to perform physiotherapy at home. Hero's painkiller patch on his back placed on 30/12/2016 was also to last for another 4 days but we eventually removed it after 2 days as he started to develop rash. The recommendation from the vet is that since surgery cannot be done, conservative care is recommended, which means anti-inflammatory and perhaps physiotherapy or getting a wheelchair if he still cannot walk.

When we brought Hero back on that day itself, he was really happy. We first brought him out to the park just outside and he could pee voluntarily. This means that his condition is really no longer fatal or critical as he can eliminate himself. The only issue is that he needs maybe a lot of time to regain strength in his hind legs and there is no promise that he can walk or run again, but of course we still carry that hope and will do all we can.

Every night he usually sleeps with us on our bed.

On 02/01/2017, Hero completed his medication and we started to feed him some leftover nerve supplements (from first doctor) and also a placenta supplement given by a kind personal friend through his daily meals.

We also bathed him and he actually fell asleep a few times cos it was that enjoyable. This is Hero after his bath:

Hero is getting better day by day as we observe more bending and voluntary movements in the hind legs.

For instance, he bends his knees before pooping when we bring him downstairs. His feet is also no longer that jelly and tends to land on his paw pad unlike last time when it is always flipped.

We also caught him scratching himself with his hind legs a few times, although it is quite slow.

Also, just to mention, Hero cannot really move on his own hence we decided to not cage him all the time as our cage is really small (used when he was a puppy). Instead, he is usually napping on the ground or bed or sofa with supervision. We only placed him in the cage when no one is around. We are getting a plastic fence this Sunday (08/02/2017) since school is starting soon and he might need to be contained for longer hours.

Moving forward, we also had various alternative methods recommended by various people, one of which is to see a bone specialist, Dr Sue from The Animal Clinic @ Katong. We are also considering physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, accupuncture or some supplements to help in his recovery.