The Dawning of a New Doggy Day

July 23rd

Good Poop!

This morning Ruggles had the good grace to poop on the newspaper I'd put down for him. He's also been kind enough to have a normal, not runny, poop with NO BLOOD in it!

His appetite is practically back to normal. The only problem now is that he won't eat anything other than regular dog food. I'm giving him Pedigree wet food with real meat mixed in. But if I overdo the ratio he won't eat. He used to be the family vacuum cleaner, but not any more.

He's no longer interested in the yoghurt and honey, but maybe that's because he doesn't need it now. So I'll take that as a good thing.

Late today I need to add K-9 Immune to his feed, which I hope he'll eat. He'll need his K-9 Transfer Factor tablets, too. As long as eats the stuff he needs to boost his immune system, I should be happy that he's eating at all, and not sweat about what he's ingesting (within reason).

Shots or No Shots?

His shots are due next month, but I know that a dog fighting cancer can't deal with vaccinations, too. I'll take him to the vet so he can see what Ruggles looks like (hopefully he'll have a positive reaction) and take it from there.

If I've boosted his immune system, maybe he'll be ready for his shots in the coming months.

Celebrating Life

The first thing is to get him past his two months' death sentence, which will be 6th September.

I am so excited that we've even made it this far! Ruggles is acting totally normally. He rushes out with the other two dogs and runs around with them, despite the heat.

A scare like this makes one appreciate one's pets more than ever.