Today is a huge milestone for Oliver: it's been 4 weeks since the start of Ollie's HW treatment and he is doing great! In celebration of this, this morning we took Ollie for a leisurely walk around the lake at Stone Mountain. Considering the time he's spent recovering and the time he was at animal control, this was probably the first real walk Oliver's had in over a year. Needless to say, he loved every minute of it. He's a great walking partner and behaves very well when other dogs passed by on the trail. Now that he's out of the critical recovery period, we can start slowly helping him rebuild his strength. He's in excellent spirits and we can tell that he's looking forward to more exercise and social time.
Oliver has let more of his personality show since he's been feeling better, but he is still very much the laidback mellow guy I described in my earlier post. He had his 30 day treatment today, which is just an orally administered drug that will finish off the baby heartworms and eggs. He was an excellent patient and we couldn't be more pleased with how well he's doing. In just two more weeks, Oliver will be able to start looking for a forever home!
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