Sonny's First Vet Visit

I brought Sonny into the vet's office wrapped in a blanket. I held her in my lap and snuggled with the little mongrel until they called her name. I unwrapped my bundle and they put Sonny on the scale. One pound. How can anything that small be one pound and be alive?

Dr. E came in and examined her. I think she took one look at this small and puny dog and assessed Sonny's life expectancy in days. Dr. E even delayed performing all of her normal first visit shots and procedures in order to take care of her more pressing issues. Like infected bites. And worms. Worms are fairly common in puppies but, as we were to find out time and time again with Sonny, nothing was normal about her. And getting rid of worms would take more than the normal treatment.

I'm pretty sure we talked about life expectancy. I'm pretty sure Dr. E was extremely cuatious. I just don't remember anymore. I may have blocked it out. Although Dr. E still credits us with Sonny's life. That's how bad off she must have been. I'm fairly certain  I was in denial at the time.

But I scheduled Sonny's appointment for a recheck. For 5 days later.