Begin Again

It's been a while since we have posted. Life has been a bit of a rollar coaster as Arkeo battled to find a natural balance in her body that would accept the nutrients that she tried to eat.  It is hard to believe that good food can be so harmful to a creature's body. It was a puzzle as we took blood tests and ultrasounds and finally found the right doctor who took Arkeo and I under her wing and found that Arkeo was allergic to a variety of foods and had Irritable Bowel Disease. By that time, she was down to 49 pounds. The prayer requests went up to keep this precious creature of God and my guardian angel well and on some road to health and recovery.

Well it turns out the darling needs to be on a diet of bison, elk or venison. I wanted her on a natural diet. Other vets had tried to put her on a crappy diet that had no substance to it and Dr. M agreed to let me have her on a natural diet even though she wouldn't let her be on a raw diet yet. So I cook for my dog and have frozen dinners for myself. Ah the things we do for our kids - what we do for love.

Well the upshot is that Arkeo has gained 15 pounds. Looks like a German Shepherd instead of an Eithopian Stick Dog.  We've got some some retraining to do because now that she feels better she has the mind and emotions of a 9 month old puppy which was when she got sick and marshalled all her bodily resources to stay alive.  So I have a 9 month old puppy in a 19 month old body. We have some re-training to do. But I'm sure all will be accomplished in God's time.  We may have to try things in new ways but that will be the adventure of it all.  In the meantime, we'll try to keep all four paws on the floor.