Meeko's Cousin & The Polar Bear

                                                If you have not seen this, it's really quite amazing.

Polar Bear: I come in Peace

Norbert Rosing ' s striking images of a wild polar bear coming upon tethered sled dogs in the wilds of Canada ' s Hudson Bay.

The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his dogs when the polar bear wandered in.

It 's hard to believe that this polar bear only needed to hug someone!

The Polar Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs.

AMAZING!!!!!!

The sniffles & a blood test!

So why I've not been on here for about a week or two isd that I have been busy, once again, nursing our puppy back to health!

Poor Meeko has yet another issue wrong with him. He was put on antibiotics last week for a canince cold. The sneezes and sniffles. Even with the medicine however he continued to go downhill. He sneezes 20 some times a day!!

So back to the vet he went yesterday. After a nasal passage inspection, a thorough exam of chest & lungs, a temperature check, and a howling (literally) struggle during a blood draw.....he seems to just have a very stubborn cold virus and possible sinus infection. The infection seems to be unilateral; meaning just in one nostril. They ruled out a blockage or an obstruction. Sometimes dogs sniff in all sorts of things while playing outdoors or inspecting things and those darn things can get lodged up there. Palpation of the sinus cavity showed no response and was negative.

So the treatment now is a much stronger form of antibiotic. We'll see! I am crossing my fingers!
We have had less than an ideal start with this poor pup!

He continues to plow through his discomfort still being a wonderful canine citizen. He reminds me to plow through in the face of adversity! Life is short....run with the dogs!