Thank you so much. He is bearing weight on it this morning so it must be his arthritis. I guess I will have to put him on some maintenance meds. He is much more comfortable today. This cold is as hard on him as it is on me. It's 10 degrees this morning and the high will be 27 but the next few days should be warmer. They said lots of sunshine tomorrow and a high of 40. I will be out tomorrow soaking up the rays!
Certainly! Smokey has been limping some too. We think it's from jumping off the bed onto the wood floor. Sometimes his legs go out from under him when he does this. We think he strained something. _________________ You might be a dog lover if: There are more dog toys than people in your bed.
Hi dog lovers. I'll share a silly story (not silly to me) that I tell people when we discuss religion. I tell people to think of their dog/cat/whatever your pet, and think about the fact that you can only train your pet to a certain level. You can communicate with your pet, but you cannot explain concepts to them. Example: You cannot explain to your pet why they should always look both ways before crossing the street, etc. You cannot explain to them why they should not take actions that are harmful. I.E. eating posioned food, jumping off places that are too high and that may damage their legs, etc.
Now imagine your relationship with God. You have a limited ability to understand what God would like us to know or do.
Your pet will blindly follow and trust you. In my simple mind, I try to look at things the way my pets do, trusting, obeying, knowing that I will never understand certain things.
I may not always manage to take the correct approach, however, there is still time to try and improve.
May all your prayers be answered, if it is God's will. Think about the story I just told. If they are not answered, just like your pet, maybe we are not able to understand and maybe God cannot make us understand.
That is a very good analogy, Al. And so very accurate. We just have to trust God to be God and understand He not only knows the past and present but the future as well. And that He works all things for our good.
Smokey
I think the wood floors may also be giving Galloway a hard time. He has fur between his pads and I think he slips a bit when he walks. He tries not to move around a lot. I thought
of trimming the hair but I think it may give him a bit of insulation against the cold when he has to go out. He is walking well today. Not even a limp and he is able to get up on the couch.
It's funny that I saw your posts because I found myself carrying our little Yorkie the other day praying for him. He was pacing the house and drooling very badly. Something was obviously very wrong. He would crawl up on my chest, place his paws on my shoulders, and just stare at me like he wanted me to fix whatever was wrong. After a trip to the vet, it turned out he was having stomach problems likely brought on by stress from our having kept my sister-in-law's dog for a couple of days. Medicine and a diet change have helped. Initially I felt silly for praying for a dog, but I believe prayer made the biggest difference because he's never felt better. _________________ snookie
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