Well, usually this is the picture you'd see about now with Henley sitting on one end of the love seat and me on the other.
But for the second night in a row, Henley's spending the night at the vet hospital where they are giving him IV antibiotics and fluids. His condition is improving - temp down from 105 to 102, he can now sit up where he was unable to yesterday. But the infection that had him flat on the floor is still keeping him away from home.
And we miss him terribly.
Those of you who are not dog people won't truly understand, and unless you've had a big dog like a Great Dane it's still going to be tough. By being such a large presence, Great Danes make you adjust a lot of things in your life to fit them. That can range from remembering not to put that meatball sandwich on the counter (if you want to see it again), to buying a vehicle (Honda Element) specifically to transport the dog.
And it's worth it.
But as C.S. Lewis pointed out, to love at all is to be vulnerable. So not having our big friend here, and worrying about him - well, we're hurting.
Not really a dog person (even though we now own two) because I've been allergic and asthmatic all my life.
ReplyDeleteStill, friend, when you hurt I hurt with you. So for possibly the first time in my life, I'm praying for a dog.