Family Crisis

Well to us it was a family crisis...
Our lovely beautiful boy, Cola our Dobermann has been so very ill for almost two weeks... we were heartbroken, he's old for a Dobe, being nine years old. We've known for a while that his legs were bad, his joints cause him pain, we've been giving him Devils Claw to try to ease it for him and up untill recently its been very effective, but then he got tired and just didnt seem to bother with anything, wasnt eating, short of breath, and limping badly...
we though the worst time had finally come... And were dreading the phone call we had to make...
We called the vet after a sleepless and very difficult night, Paulo our vet was fantastic, he came within an hour, and its a 35 min journey... but the good news is... he's fine!!!
After a thorough examination, he was given two shots, for his joints, and some pills for a heart complaint... he has to take pills now for the rest of his life but he's like a new boy... running around, eating everything and anything and just has a new lease of life... we are so over joyed its impossible to describe...
The problem is the pills will cost us a huge amount every month... but hey, who cares... we'll manage somehow, its worth it!! Every damn penny...

We have a new helper as well. A kiwi girl called Ana, she's great, she spent the morning in the veggie plot today and already there is a huge improvement, she's a hard worker and a pleasure to have around... another success...