Molly's 1st Week HOME !! 8/18/11

Molly has been home for a week now, and we couldn't be happier to have her in our lives! She is adjusting very well. She found a close buddy in Freya and enjoys playing and chewing on her...


Molly has been doing well with her potty training so far. She seems to be very capable of holding her bladder and bowls. After the first two nights, she now holds it all though a 7 hour night! I also go to work and come home at lunch to let her out. About 80% of the time she has held it while I was gone and about 60% of the time she actually makes it outside! Sometimes she gets very excited to see me and does not quite make it out the door... but we are working hard at it, and she is doing so well!

Molly is still pretty frightened of her cart. We put her in it for only a few minutes at a time but she does not seem to want to move forward. We thinking it might be because her feet are still dragging(?) and they seem to get in the way of the wheels when we can get her to take a step. We are hoping once she gets more flexibility in her legs we can put them back in the straps and she might feel more comfortable moving...



We have been working on her physical therapy when we can at home. She has much better flexibility in her paws and tends to stand with her feet in the right direction about 60% of the time. The flexibility in her legs is the hardest part. She gets agitated when you try to bend them... I am not sure if she is feeling pain (which could be a good thing I guess) or if she just thinks nothing good comes from me messing around back there. We will keep at it though! and hopefully we can start her soon in physical therapy at Smoketown.





We are just so lucky to have so many wonderful people willing to help us out with Molly. We are so thankful for all the hard work that Karen and her foster families have put into her. I give them so much credit... Molly is amazing, but she is a hand-full!!!! We appreciate the continued support from them and from those who have been following Molly's story.

We are also so lucky to have family that are so supportive of Molly and fell in love with her just as quickly as we have... and I am very lucky to have friends who come over on my lunch break with me to let the girls out and are more then willing to help us whenever we need them. We couldn't be more blessed. :)



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