Tonight's picture was taken in September of 2008. It is one of my favorite photos I took of Mattie a month into his treatment. Peter's mom sent Mattie this foam puzzle and after he put it together (since he was my puzzler), he sat on top of it. I always entitled this photo... Mattie sitting on top of the world.
Quote of the day: One of the most valuable thing we can do to heal one another is listen to each other's stories. ~ Rebecca Falls
On our way back home, we ran into two day care providers with a carriage full of six children. The children were all crying and unhappy. Well that is until they saw Sunny. They immediately started to smile and wanted to pet this great boy! Sunny is super patient, loving, and kind. Like a big 53 pound teddy bear. He was happy to comply for a stop.
Sunny also went for his first vet visit with me today. Our previous vet moved, and we established a connection with a new vet and facility. Ironically the new vet used to work at the previous animal hospital we went to and she knew Patches. So we have come full circle in a way. The vet spent an hour with us, answering questions, doing testing, and examining Sunny. Sunny got a clean bill of health, factoring out that he has heart worm that must be treated shortly. Dogs have to take heart worm preventative meds once a month, throughout their life. Without these meds, they can catch heart worm, which is how Sunny contracted this to begin with. He has already been on antibiotics for a month, but then will need three shots over the course of two months to totally kill the worms. But as the worms are dying, he must be rather inactive because as the worms are being disintegrated they travel through the bloodstream and could lodge in his heart or lungs. However, I also learned that while dealing with the shots he will be given pregnisone for inflammation and tramadol for pain.
However, Sunny is a special addition to our home. He brings life into our world and he forces me to stop working, go for walks, and to interact with people all around us. I can't tell you how many people have told us we have a beautiful dog and they think he is a SHE!!! To know Sunny is to love him. I bumped into my friend Heidi today while out doing chores and Heidi gave me three SPECIAL treats for Sunny! One being bacon flavored ice cream, specially formulated for dogs. All I know is the first treat I gave him which was a beef flavored sausage treat.... he devoured!
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