Feeling A Little Better...

Well I started Rock on Antibiotics on Thursday evening and by Saturday he seemed to feel a little better than he had been. The infection doesn't seem as bad and his energy was up, he actually has a little spring in his step. It's amazing, when he feels good he can't hide it, he has to run everywhere, he runs to the water bowl and then back to his room, then he runs to the door for a quick trip outside then he runs back to his room, even when he has no where to go he runs across the room and then back again. We love to see him in motion because if he's not in motion then you know he's not feeling well. So keep running Rock!!!

Not such a good day...

Today is not a good day for him, he hasn't eaten anything but breakfast so good thing he was able to eat this morning. His mouth seems to be painful this evening I found him with his head under his pillow trying to hide from the world.

Sleeping in...

I wonder if he know's something is wrong, he certainly knows something is not right that's for sure. He wakes up later than usual in the mornings for his first trip outside and then he comes in and eats a little breakfast, he usually only eats once in the afternoons when I get back from work but since he can't eat much at a time I give him breakfast to make up for it. After breakfast he goes back to bed and sleeps for a few more hours. He looks like a little angel curled up sleeping.

Diagnosis Cancer

Ever since I can remember we have always had a dog or should I say multiple dogs. I really can't imagine our lives without at least one. I think to take a dog into your life and especially into your home is a huge responsibility. They are truly members of our family, when they are sick we get up in the middle of the night to check on them, whether it is to to administer medicine or clean up vomit or diarrhea, we do it all.

The approaching death of our beloved Rock prompted me to try and document our memories with him.

One of the worst things you could hear; It's CANCER. Whether it is one of your human family members or one of your animal family members doesn't matter, the pain is all the same especially when the outcome is death.

How do you make the decision to let them go, to not put them through the ringer trying to save them? You certainly do not want them to suffer but letting them go is so hard.