It's been a year (& 3 days!) since Barney suffered from a spinal stroke (fibrocartilaginous embolism - FCE). He collapsed in the garden & within a few hours, Barney was paralysed in his back end - losing all feeling & function in both hind legs & totally unable to walk. It was such a shock. He wasn’t in pain, thank goodness but was really distressed & confused & I was just devastated. Especially given Barney's age, I really wasn't sure if he'd recover from this & the first few months after the FCE were hard, as he needed help to stand, or move...
However, 1 year on & although Barney isn't 100% & is a bit frail & wobbly, he is happily walking around by himself again. In fact, every now & again he even has a little "run" & we occasionally have ridiculous slow motion chases when Barney decides he is definitely deaf & ignores me, so I have to go trotting after him! Good old Barney is still the same happy, bouncy chappie he's always been & not looking too bad for 15.5 years old. What a dog! Love this pup so much ❤
