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| Sleepy Cow & Pity Hound |
I dropped Cowboy off at DeKalb County Animal Services yesterday morning to begin his heartworm treatment. This first stage consists of two injections spaced apart by 24 hours (one yesterday and one today). For a refresher course on heartworm treatment, check out my older posts on Oliver's treatment to find out why it's so crucial that Cowboy remains calm through his recovery. Cowboy stayed at the shelter overnight in the vet trailer. I picked him up this afternoon and he's definitely sad and sore, but doing ok so far. He will be on strict cage rest and not allowed to go off-leash in the yard for the next four weeks. Cowboy's a pretty playful guy, so it's going to be a fairly tall order to keep him calm for the next several weeks. At the 30 day mark, he'll get an oral dose and then require two more weeks of rest before he can gradually return to normal. This was no problem at all with Oliver because he's so chill. While Cowboy's also a very mild-mannered guy, he is much younger than Oliver and I'm a little more nervous about keeping him still. Regardless of my nerves, I know it will all be ok. He's a really good boy and loves to snuggle, so if I have to sit on the floor and rub his belly for the next six weeks straight in order to keep him calm, that's just what I'll do.
We took Cowboy out a few times over the past week to get him some good exercise before his treatment. All of these pictures show Cowboy getting some fresh air and having big adventures. Oliver missed Cowboy a bunch while he was at the shelter getting his shots. He was a very mopey old hound and he's super glad that Cowboy's back home now, even though he can't be rowdy with him. I explained to Oliver that Cowboy is going through what he went through this time last year. Ollie seems to understand. I hope he can make Cowboy feel better by somehow telling him that it's worth all the cage rest in the world to have a healthy heart. Houndy is such a sweet empathetic old guy; I know he'll be by Cowboy's side the whole way through his recovery keeping him company in his own quiet soulful way. They are best buds and lucky for Cows, Mr. Hound excels at commiserating and moping. Hang in there, Mr. Pokey Nose! We'll make it through together one step at a time.
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| Cowboy at Piedmont Park |
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| Cowboy at Grant Park |
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| Out and about with Oliver |
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| Checking out the ducks |
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| Let's go! |
HUGE thanks to Dr. Cochran and everyone at DeKalb Animal Services for their work, Friends of DeKalb Animals, and See Spot Rescued for making Cowboy's heartworm treatment possible. If you'd like to donate to either of these groups so that they can continue to rescue and fund heartworm positive dogs like Cowboy, links to their websites are below.
We took Cowboy out a few times over the past week to get him some good exercise before his treatment. All of these pictures show Cowboy getting some fresh air and having big adventures. Oliver missed Cowboy a bunch while he was at the shelter getting his shots. He was a very mopey old hound and he's super glad that Cowboy's back home now, even though he can't be rowdy with him. I explained to Oliver that Cowboy is going through what he went through this time last year. Ollie seems to understand. I hope he can make Cowboy feel better by somehow telling him that it's worth all the cage rest in the world to have a healthy heart. Houndy is such a sweet empathetic old guy; I know he'll be by Cowboy's side the whole way through his recovery keeping him company in his own quiet soulful way. They are best buds and lucky for Cows, Mr. Hound excels at commiserating and moping. Hang in there, Mr. Pokey Nose! We'll make it through together one step at a time.
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