The Vet Told This Woman Her Dog May Never Walk Again

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When this woman was told her dog would never walk again, she refused to give up on him ❤️ We talked to Taylor about why she slept next to him in the shower, and the moment she knew he was gonna be OK!

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00:00My dog suddenly became paralyzed and within an hour my life completely flipped.

00:08I was taking him to the dog park, unleashed his leash, and when he sprinted off he slipped on something.

00:15All of a sudden he could not get up. He's paralyzed from the waist down, like, in a matter of seconds.

00:22We rushed him to an ER and when the vets told me he may not be able to ever walk again, I was completely crushed.

00:31It was my birthday the day he came home. The vet told me that he may not be able to figure out that he's going to the bathroom.

00:40So I kept him in the shower, put down a little bed for him, and I could not bear leaving him in there alone.

00:47So I set up a bed right outside for myself.

00:51This was incredibly hard to deal with, but he started wagging his tail and I realized that he's going to be just fine.

00:58He is in good spirits. Watch this. Touch. Yes! Good job!

01:04About a week after he came home, I was able to get him straight into a physical therapy place.

01:12They basically did a lot of balancing exercises. And then, of course, the infamous underwater treadmill.

01:19You got it, buddy. You got it, buddy.

01:23The most important thing for Cooper was to remain active.

01:27As hard as that was for me, like, emotionally, I don't want him to hurt himself ever again.

01:33I took him out on walks three, four times a day.

01:38There he is. Good job, buddy.

01:41I was supplementing some of that weight for him because he can't put his paw down and hold it himself.

01:46Every day that passed, he just got a little bit better.

01:50I swear, Cooper just made the most progress he's ever made.

01:54I think he literally just took an entire step with his back left leg.

01:58Let's see if he can do it again.

02:00Okay. It's this leg. That leg. Come on.

02:06Yes!

02:09You make me so nervous, buddy.

02:12You make me so nervous, buddy.

02:14And then it was me walking in the balcony and him following me.

02:19Yay! Good job, buddy! You did it!

02:24Let me show y'all from this angle.

02:26Cooper!

02:29Good boy!

02:32It made me feel so incredibly happy and grateful.

02:37Cooper is so resilient.

02:39Oh, buddy. You make mommy so happy.

02:45At this point, he's off his butt leash.

02:48Now Cooper is living a great life.

02:51He's zooming around like he's a puppy again.

02:56He's just swimming like nothing ever happened to him.

03:00He's a happy boy.

03:03It was so amazing to see him just be a dog.

03:07Are you having a good time, buddy?

03:09He looks at me like, I don't have to worry about a thing when you're around.

03:13And to me, that is just the ultimate sign of love.

03:17It makes me feel completely proud and extremely happy.

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