Gabriel and Caroline,
Thanks for the encouragement!
I feel like we have entered a whole other world...LOL We had a good afternoon/night. He has a great appetite and slept quite a bit. We took him out yesterday afternoon, night and wee hours of the morning to try and get him to potty but no go. I was worried at about 10pm when he had yet to urinate. Called the Emergency Clinic where he was staying and discussed our concerns. They said "he will go when he needs to, he has control of his bladder." We went to bed about midnight and got up at 4am and still no urine, no dribble, nothing. I'm panicked, but hubby tries to tell me that he really had not drank a lot of water. I decided to give it a bit this morning and call if still no urine. Oh....forgot to add I tried and tried to express his bladder and he has such strong abdominal muscles that he just pushes back and holds on.
I fed him about 8am and after was encouraging the "go potty" and trying the express methods I've read about. Nothing. I had him out of his crate around 9am laying on a homemade bed and decided to slide it to the backdoor, open the door and just let him look out and smell the smells. Well he was excited and I could see him squirm and realized he wanted to "poop". I tried the poop on command rubbing technique and low and behold poopie appears, his tail is raised and he is pushing it out. I thought for sure urine would come too, but NO!!!! I put him back in his crate and he went to sleep. I called the surgeons office at 11:45am to discuss the urine issue and they put me on hold. Right then he pulled himself up in his crate and started looking at his rear end and panting. I popped over there and he had just FLOODED the bed. I was excited as I know he had to feel better. The vet tech came on the phone and I told her he had gone, which we both considered a great thing, but they are also concerned about going only once in 24 hours and the possibility of a UTI, and so am I. She discussed how he is a really sturdy mini and would be difficult to express. She is going to discuss with the surgeon about going on an antibiotic. I know all of you have struggled with the potty issue and I can see how it can cause so much concern. After I hung up the phone I pulled him out of his bed and onto his other bed (eggcrate cut and covered with a trashbag) and washed all the urine off of him and he was pushing with both back legs and pooping some more. It really appeared that he was causing the movement rather than a spontaneous poop. I never thought I'd be typing about my dogs pee and poop
After I got him all cleaned up I wrapped him in a towel and let him lay across my lap while I dried him. He seemed so much more relaxed and moving his neck and stretching his paws. I just scratched his sides, under his neck and rubbed his muscles in his front and rear legs. He was loving it. I decided to let him try to stand up and he was able to stand, although a bit unsteady, for a couple of minutes. I then told him to "sit" and he wiggled around and I helped him into a sit. I had him stay that way for a few minutes and then he started to sort of rock and was able to almost pull back up into a stand. I forgot to add that we spoke with the Physical Therapist and she wanted us to start having him stand and sit and hold them to start to re-build strength.
The surgery group we went to has a Physical Therapist practice connected to it. The surgeon wants him to start PT as soon as the PT practice has an opening. We are scheduled to go tomorrow morning for our initial evaluation and plan. I will also have the opportunity to see the surgeon to further explore the bladder concerns.
I'm so glad I have a place to come and share. Writing is helping me and hope it will help others.
Hope you are all having a great day!
Amazing the things that can make a human happy, huh??!!! 
Congratulations!!!! 
