Calvin is our sweet gentle giant. He is an almost 9-year old German Shepherd dog who sustained a paralyzing spinal injury to his hind legs in February 2017. After emergency neurosurgery to remove disk material from 3 lumbar disk spaces that was putting pressure on his spinal cord, Calvin came to CUVS’ Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Service to begin his rehabilitation therapy with gusto! He quickly became a hospital favorite, demanding frequent belly rubs and working very hard during rehabilitation.

We are happy to say, Calvin is almost back to his regular self at home! He has regained the use of his hind legs, and is getting stronger every day. Calvin is a wonderful big brother to his human sisters, and we couldn’t be happier to share his graduation pictures!