“He had three surgeries in one week and even then, he still had an 80% chance of survival as well as keeping his infected leg.
The hardest part was just seeing him so sick, but I had a lot of confidence in the Doctor’s at the Animal Medical Center.
It took Oscar three months to recover.
One week in the hospital and then intensive care at home.
I remember the nurse taking off his collar and leash and his watching that.
I think he thought I was leaving him and it broke my heart.”
“It’s a big decision.
Also, Winston was dying of pneumonia when we got him. The vet said he was 2 days away from death.
I still recommend adopting before shopping, but I learned a lot about puppy mills, pet stores and when you meet a dog that is meant to be yours, it doesn’t matter where it comes from.”
“The first year of his life was difficult.
He was sick with pneumonia. He was indoors for 5 months, so that stunted our ability to socialize him for a while.
At first Nikki didn’t know what to do with puppy Winston. She looked at me as if to say, what did you do?
The first year, Nikki was intent on being an only child.
Eventually Winston wore her down and now they are the best of friends.”
