Liam makes it to the Holiday card

Who imagined  2 years ago when Liam was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and its accompanying thyroid cancer that this intrepid dog would be alive at 17 and a quarter attained...November 1, 2024

and that he would make the Holiday card in 2024

 

I wanted to order the cards early to ensure he would live

If he is featured on the card he has to survive, right?

He is an amazingly fierce and strong and loving doggo

see him in various moods and poses

 

showing affection....oddly much more than when he was in his prime 

and still eyeing the kitties but no longer chasing

 I must point out all the feral  tabbies have moved on and are only occasional visitors

the one regular is Tabby Red...mutual respect exists

featured below on the collage

he eats our food, his dog food and the feral cat food on the porch

on Election night we decided to have sort of a feast

nachos and tacos: our go to pig -out meal

he tried nachos

now a fan

his meds , gabapentin and denamarin 

and elective supplement dasuquin have kept him okay

no pain

 Took him to the vet 9/12/24

not for the overdue vaccines, blood tests, poop samples, or any invasive procedure but to get an overview on the current status

are we doing everything that we can for him?

YES!

the vet says if a cough forms it's a cause of worry

so far

nothing

and he still rings his poochie bells to go out

makes it half the time to the porch top

at times he tumbles down the side steps and wanders into the yard

we retrieve him, carry him back in, then sit him up, or lay him down

woof, woof