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Keeping your Dog Alive and Healthy after an Injury

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The patient Our family is very busy, just like yours. Sometimes I think people like to do things because they think we don't quite have enough to do, and would like to give us more. One day I was trying to get things cleaned and organized. It's a challenge when God didn't bless you that way, and it's even more of a challenge when you have four cherubs who think fairies visit at night to take out the trash and replace empty toilet paper rolls. I was able to recruit Slugger to clean some dishes. There were some items in the sink that needed to be rinsed off and tossed into the recycling bin. The bin was starting to fill up fast. The Dog got Hurt Somehow, there was an open can that found its way to the floor, and somehow, Doggie found her way to the open can. She didn't see where she was stepping and ended up stepping right on the jagged lid of the can. Doggie was in pain and we needed to bandage her up and clean the blood on the floor that was now resembling a small c

Our Pets. A Cat and a Dog

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 Our house is filled with tiny, innocent creatures. Some have two legs, some have four. Each of these little treasures bring their own joys and challenges. You've read plenty about the challenges posed by the humans. You've also read about the adventures that come with the animals (the four-legged ones). Here's a little more about the pets in our happy home. Kitty Our cat came first. We got her about five years ago and kept her in what was the office at the time. She was a kitten, and we didn't want her to feel overwhelmed by seeing the entire house. She had a little cat apartment, and Kitty was content to sleep on the "top floor" of the apartment and walk around the room, seeing what was there and meowing "Hello" to anyone who dropped by to check on her. There was an anxious moment when we first got Kitty. I was cooking dinner one night and I happened to set off the smoke alarm as I normally do when cooking. (Side note: I don't burn anything. Th