Joyful Joyful

Shay had her check up week before last. The vet noticed that her legs were a little stiff. She suggested that Shay might have a little arthritis. Shay had been slowing down a bit.

So the vet prescribed an NSAID to try and see if it helped Shay feel less stiff. We have to cut a small pill in half, which is crazy, and give it to her with her meal. In two days she was like a different dog.

She was walking perfectly normally and wanting to go on much longer walks. What a wonderful thing. I hate to think that she might have been in pain unnecessarily. She is such a stoic little thing, never complaining, never crying.

She may be 12, which is old in dog years, but I hope she has a bunch more good pain free years ahead of her. If only we could live as long as we were bringing joy to others. If that were the case she would live forever.