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Update: Mar 22

Bentley is now officially 8-weeks post back surgery and finally given the "clear" to do some walking therapy. Unfortunately, he is also 1-week into his heartworm treatment, so the walking therapy will have to wait for another 7 weeks. He has his next back appointment next week on the 27th, but he is doing really well. He is standing and walking, just a bit shaky still. He is gaining muscle tone in his lower back and legs every week. Plus his fur is coming back in strong!

He is a really beautiful boy and very mild-mannered. He loves to give kisses and have his ears scratched. He also is crate trained and lets his foster parents know when he needs to go outside to do his business.

He should get the clean bill of health by May and we are excited for him to get back to walking again!

Update: Jan 25

Bentley's Foster parents gave us a great update: He is doing very well with crate rest. He doesn't mind being in the crate, as long as he isn't alone in the room. He has been going for bathroom breaks outside and seems to have control of both bladder and bowel.

Yesterday, we walked up to his crate to take him out for his potty break. He saw us coming and knew he was going to get to go out and actually stood up on his own. Only for a few seconds, but you can tell he is feeling stronger already. He favors his right leg, which seems to not have as much movement. On top of that, he tried to wag his tail a bit. It wasn't a big wag, since his tail is broken, but it was a slight movement.

He likes to have his ears scratched, so we take the time to do that as many times as possible. He has his first post-op visit Friday.

Update: Jan 19

Bently is showing signs of deep pain sensation and superficial pain which are really good signs. He even took a few steps on his own. CTDR is going to send the file to a surgeon to see whether or not all Bentley's fractures would benefit from surgery. We'll update once we have more news. Thank all of you for the healing rays, they seem to be helping. Bentley has a long road ahead of him, but he continues to be loving and show a mighty will to live and get better.

CTDR took in a little boy named Bentley this past weekend. Bentley was found motionless in the middle of the road and some Good Samaritans stopped and checked on him. They took him to their vet and got him pain medications and then CTDR was contacted. He was transferred to Austin and then checked out by the CTDR vet -- it was determined he was probably hit by a car as he has a fractured pelvis, broken tail, and compressed, fractured vertebrae in his back.

Even through all his pain, Bentley is loving and gentle with those helping him. He snuggles his little head into you like a hug. So please send healing rays to tiny Bentley. If you'd like to help CTDR defray some of his medical costs, please go to Bentley's ChipIn -- every single dollar adds up.