She's home! Our sweet Zoey came home yesterday, and I am very happy to say that she is doing well. Although she is heartworm positive and has some lingering kidney issues, she seems to feel much, much better! She was so excited to see me yesterday when I went to pick her up. She actually wagged her rear end (she doesn't really have much of a tail) and jumped up on me over and over. I am THRILLED to say that she smells much better! She lost 6 pounds during her week at the vet, so we are working on putting some weight back on her now.
I must tell you how happy it made me to go get her. Even though I promised over and over that we would be coming back for her when I dropped her off, I wondered if that's what they told her when they left her at the shelter, too. And perhaps I'm giving her too much credit, but I did think about her the whole time we were gone and wonder if she thought we were never coming back. She seems extremely glad to be home, once again making every step I take and snoring softly under my feet while I write. I have to say it makes me happy to once again hear her little toenails clicking on the floor behind me in the house.
I am most excited to report that she just seems to feel so much better. She has a new life about her, a spring in her step that wasn't there before. Her eyes are brighter, and she can get up and down more easily. She actually ran yesterday, and even walks more quickly around the house. I guess rotten teeth and a rotten uterus make a girl feel pretty bad! We were told that it looked like she had been the lucky recipient of at least three C-sections, which no doubt resulted in litters of expensive puppies for her owners. I guess I will always wonder if perhaps she couldn't have any more puppies and that's why they decided to get rid of her. No matter what, I'm glad they did what they did, because whether she lives 6 months or 6 years, she will spend that time knowing that she is loved and has a forever home. We love you, Zoey!
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