Christmas Besssings for Desi

Posted by charlene on December 5, 2008

Here is Desi in his birthday hat! This is an important birthday for Desi and all of us!

My wonderful vet gives a free birthday bath to the pets he cares for which I appreciate more than you can ever know. Desi is too old to go to a groomer that would want him there around 8, keep him in a cage until he was ready for his bath, bathe him, dry him and then send him home. For an old guy, that is just too long a day! He is deaf, so it must be bewildering to him, to say the least.

He had a blood panel done for his birthday (probably not what he wanted!) and the results came back very good for which I was very grateful.

You can see Desi with his birthday hat on, and it was quite an ordeal to get this photo, trust me! My special blessings and happiness is when I see him still able to trot around the backyard, head held high, smelling the air and feeling happy, happy, happy! Yes, he might take a very long nap, but these are very good days for him and for me as well.

To me, that is the best Christmas gift of all; more time with Desmond.

We are old, dear friends together and no words need to be spoken. I treasure each day as a special gift to me and his family. His mere presence brings joy and comfort. It is the very best Christmas gift of all! With a little bit of work and planning, senior pets still have much to teach us and to share with us, as Desi can attest to.