Miracle of modern veterinary medicine

Our Mal is 9 years old. He is an Irish born greyhound with a pretty illustrious pedigree. His sire, Phantom Flash was the 1996 Irish Stud Dog of The Year. We have struggled with him healthwise the past 3 years. After biting the bullet and having an exhaustive set of x-rays done we discovered that he has some old injuries to his spine and pelvis which are painful so he is on pain meds for them. Recently, he was put on some antibiotics for a foot infection. I think he is feeling better ;-) This has been his behavior over the past three days. It might not look like much but if you are familiar with Mally, you will be impressed with his mobility: