Doggy Kong (Or how to help a sick dog get well)

I swear, these past three weeks have been a curse on the dogs in my family. Two weeks ago, Max, my in-laws' dog, became so ill from an infection he had to be hospitalized. A week ago my parents' dog, Jarod, had also developed an infection and had to be put on the best antibiotics money can buy (though the causes of the infections were unrelated). So, at the beginning of this week, my paranoid mind wondered if this would be Darwin's week to fall ill, completing the trinity amongst our canine counterparts. We almost made it through the week, but today Darwin became violently ill. He is presently doing fine, napping under my chair, though he definitely is not 100% (it currently seems like he just needed to clear his system out). Don't worry though, I am monitoring him carefully and if he has not improved further by tomorrow, we will be taking a trip to the vet's.

Pumpkin provides fiber that can help with loose stool. As Darwin was at a point of no solidity in his excretions, we decided to treat him to a kong, stuffed with pumpkin, and frozen for a few hours in the freezer. Well, of all the terrible things that poor puppy has had to go through today, some of them were forgotten once he had this treat in his eager paws.

"Look, Ma, no paws!"



*A note: The above is what is known as a corgi log. It is sometimes an elusive thing to see.

"Mine!"



*A note: The length of corgi legs make it somewhat difficult to hold anything down for the sake of resistance while chewing, though Darwin is beginning to get a handle (literally) on a few chewable items.

"Yum! That was tasty. May I have another? I can pretend to be lethargic, if that would help! Look at my droopy eyes..."



-Mel, Corgi-keeper

*Also, props to anyone who sees the blatantly obvious, not-so-very-funny spoof in the title of this post.