The past 2 days have brought remarkable improvements to Boris' overall progress.
On Sunday, he was back to fetching (and returning) a ball with almost his usual level of energy. He also seemed to have regained most of his coordination, only occasionally stumbling when making fast direction changes. He is responding to commands as well and back to doing all of his tricks, even the weave!
Today, he was back to the usual bundle of energy when I returned home about 6:00 pm. He played fetch with the neighbor's kids with his normal obsessive zeal (and the big hanging tongue) and is back to wanting to play frisbee. I am a little hesitant to play frisbee until I feel his coordination is better - I am concerned that if he jumps and lands badly, he could get hurt.
Even around the house, he seems back to normal, though at times he does appear to be lethargic. But that is the definitely phenobarbitol and that is what the drug does - it's a sedative. When he is playing fetch, he seems to overcome the lethargic effects of the drugs and is his usual bundle of energy; however, when he is more relaxed, the effects are noticeable. That is most likely the way things will be while he is on the drug.
Probably the most noticeable of the remaining changes is that he is pretty mellow when we go on walks, Instead of running ahead about 20 yards as he used to do, he usually stays right next to me and after a while starts lagging behind.
It has now been just over a week since the first episode occurred.
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