It has been a real rollercoaster as far as Major's progress or lack thereof. Saturday he had a great day. He was outside. He vastly just lay on the grass, but he did pee and poop!  And he was visited by neighbor's dog, which was exciting enough for him to actually get up and almost run to greet her. OK, more like stagger, but still....it was a sign of interest/life. 

Then Sunday was back to not caring about anything (including neighbor's dog).  He was clearly uncomfortable. We had yet another sleepless night. 

Monday we went back to the vet, and apart from not wanting to go into the vet's building, the day was a diamond. He actually was excited to get a car ride enough to sort of try and run to the car. Again, more like a stagger, but this was the first time he elected to walk away from the house for any reason.

At the vet he got an Rx for Deramaxx, which seem to have a wonderful effect on him. He FINALLY slept through the night, he FINALLY stood up to eat his dinner, and he FINALLY at least try to move his hind legs while going up the stairs. 

So this morning has been a complete disaster so far. He was clearly very stiff.  Had a very hard time getting up etc. He really had to go to the bathroom. I took him out and he had to take a rest before being able to get up again to pee. After that we went back home, but within about 1 and 1/2 hour he had to poop really badly, because he decided to head down the stairs by himself. As soon as I realized it, I launched myself to grab him, but I tripped and fell down, and before I had a chance to get myself up, I heard him crashing down the stairs. I run to help. By the time I got there he was standing by the front door, so I don't know how far he fell (we have 7 stairs).  I took him out. It looked like he really wanted to go urgently, but as soon as we got on the lawn, he had to lay down. I don't know if this was from pain or exhaustion. I palpated his body, but didn't feel anything obvious, nor did he react to any of it. It did take him about 1/2 hour before he got up to actually poop. He looked pretty stiff, and he nearly plopped himself in the poop afterwards. He just missed it.

I feel terrible for him.  He must be pretty battered. I hope we have another good day tomorrow. 

Thank you guys, for the input. You are so right. Being in the mids of it all is like being in panic mode 24/7.

I have considered rehab. There really are only 2 facilities near me (within 1hour drive).  I did ask about pricing, and unfortunately, I simply can't afford them. 🙁

Our house is one of those ridiculous 1970's designs, where you are forced to go up the stairs to the living areas, as soon as you are through the front door. We do have a walk-out basement, and I did plop a mattress down there, the first few days, when Major was not able to even stand, so that I could drag him out somehow, so he could relieve himself (not that he did during those first days).  I tried as long as possible to camp out in the basement, but my own physical issues prooved too much after just a few days, and to be honest, I think Major felt like he was being banished from the living areas, so back up we went.

He was actually getting slightly better on the stairs, as of yesterday. He was finally actually using his legs (somewhat), so I did not have to support every ounce of his 118 lbs (minus leg).  Then today, I have no idea what got into his head. He just launched himself down the stairs. So tonight I need to move furniture to block the stairs, so he doesn't repeat the performance in the middle of the night.