He is back home and a lot better. Pom-pom tail is up but not waging. He still can not stand on his hind legs and place his front paws on my knees for me to pick him up but he lets me help him climb up in my ( his now ) rocking chair and, with a little help, he climbs in the car.
First thing he did when he got home was to check out the patio garden. Our green beans have sprouted and started to leaf out.
The strict diet has not been helpful for weight loss. But he is not moving unless he has to. We have to go back and get more meds and different food so I hope that in a few weeks he will be able to run again.
Today is his 9th birthday and he is entitled to some sick leave.
So far he has gotten a dog bone from our bank teller, and I will give him green beans. I hide his arthritis pill in a small cube of processed cheese and give him four of the "cheese pills" each morning and he gets 1 cheese treat each afternoon and evening for reminding me to take my meds. And I have bag of soft kibble which we use for play time...I toss a piece of kibble and he goes and gets it. That's it for exercise.
If our garden works out we should have the green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, kale, mustard greens, and sweet peppers. No need for me to grow tomatoes as I can get good locally grown ones within walking distance of our home.
He feels good enough to get excited about the "Go" word so we are off to shop.
towwad
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