Lifelong Commitment

When my doggie was sick, Grace and I would be in great trouble. This is what our experience told us. Two years ago, he had the problem of skin disease and he felt extremely itchy all the time. Then, we took him to the vet. Medication was a great challenge to both of us. Imagine to feed a 3-year-old naughty doggie with capsules! We sweated all over our bodies after we finished. It was no kidding. Worst still, we had to wash him with a special shampoo which could kill the bacteria on his skin, but the liquid itself was pretty raw and irritating in texture. Bathing him in a tub meant he splashed water all over the floor in the toilet.

Last summer, he suffered from diarrhea for almost two months because he drank some unclean water. Actually, pets do not need to drink boiled water. Because the weather was terribly hot and he had probably drunken some contaminated tap water, then he had a horrible attack of diarrhea! We had to change diapers for more than 6 times in a day! He also lost 2 pounds in this incident but he weighed only 13.5 pounds before he had a stormy stomach.

Last week, Grace and I discovered that he got inflection of the lower part of his nose. As he frequently rubbed and licked the inflected area, it became swollen after a few days. At first, we were worried it was a tumor. But after the diagnosis, it was just inflammation of his nose and again, feeding him 6 different types of medication two times a day would take us ages and the entire treatment lasts 12 days.

In the past, we felt very annoyed whenever my son was sick. Now, I have learnt that we need to accept illness is part of our life. If he is sick, take him to the vet and try to feed him with the most appropriate medication. Well, there is no time panicking and no use crying over spilt milk. Then pray. I have learnt that this is our responsibility and lifelong commitment to take care of him, feed him and raise him until he dies.


Thanks to my mentor. I've learnt from her how to live a life without too many complaints as I am very fortunate already.