On April 6th, I went to visit with Hero, Foster Mom Terra, and Cadence (her black and tan, female Shiba). I couldn’t believe how much better Hero already looked. He was so alert and walking so much more normally! He LOVES to be petted, rubbed, and brushed. Terra has been giving him doggie massages, which have probably been helping him heal faster. He’s been taking his medicine like a champ and eating fairly well (although we think he’ll eat better after he’s off the pain meds and antibiotics he’s currently taking).

We hung out in the floor and just petted him for a long time and he REALLY liked that. Then I had to go play tug of war and fetch with Cadence for awhile so she didn’t feel left out. She’s a petite little girl and super cute. Unfortunately she doesn’t like Hero much and he doesn’t like her much right back! She wants to play and he doesn’t want anything to do with it, so Terra keeps them separated and that upsets Cadence when Hero gets attention instead of her. Shibas. Such emotional little creatures!

By the way, we’ve started a medical fund for Hero, so if you can help, please make a donation to help cover his medical bills. We’d like to get follow-up bloodwork done and some take some x-rays while he’s under anesthesia to be neutered, but whether we can do that will depend on how much money we have in his fund!

Posted on April 13th, 2007 by jenna
Filed under: Hero