She always took care of us, always. now in front of us, she lays there. sicker then any we have seen. it is a sign that the seasons are changing, that winter is coming. we have worked hard to get her fever to break, and it just seems now to actually have paid off.
Puppy, our most precious female in the pack. has come down with a flu, or cold. whatever the human term for it is. all I know is that she looks so damn miserable, i can't stand it. when i see my younger brother look at her with sad eyes. i know he fears the worst. but i'v been through this before. i know puppy will pull through. but each time always seems extremely dire. and we can never be so sure.
Her body is so tiny. so frail at times. we know her legs are bad. aches and pains of the cold make it even harder for her to move. it's a pathetic sight to see. and she hates to worry us. often saying meekly that she's fine, getting better actually. but each time it always seems like a lie. now matter how bad it gets. she always reassures us with a weak smile and dull sickly eyes.
Puppy can do basic actions like getting dressed and bathing on her own. but walking to and from each location to do these things is difficult. it's not just her knees, it's her arms, shoulders. even her back seems pained and daunted by the sickness known as "summer cold"
Rina, her young four month old adoptive puppy dog. doesn't seem to understand what sick means. however she understands that your "mommy" isn't up to top shape, so when ever puppy doesn't pay attention to her, she lays down somewhere, either under the stand or under the bed. sometimes getting in bed with her too. dispite all, Rina loves her mommy. however training the stubborn little bitch is difficult. we all joke around and say she has puppy's "head strong" nature.
Right now, at this time, with all of us. me, my younger brother, the Ice King, Sunshine, even Mila, wrapped around my neck and arms. Komoriuta is off to the side with kanco, making some warm tea for puppy, along with a therapeutic mist herb to help open up her stiffly nose. Allen, the crow merchant. stopped by to see puppy, using what he learned in medical school to examine her. he stated that all we need do is try and keep her cool and comfortable, if she feels cold, use a sheet instead of a thick cloth.
after he left, the whole house set to work to do the things that puppy would do to keep everything running smoothly. however, what she could do in a day, it took the house to do collectively in a weeks time.
We all tried to stay with her as much as possible. eventually, we would have to leave to run errand or to our part time jobs. the only person who didn't mind being let go from their job was my youngest brother, who informed his boss that his "guardian" was sick, and refused to leave her side. this ended in a loud roaring dispute from both ends. I'm pretty sure puppy heard it. when she asked him about what he was going to do now with no job, only confirmed it. puppy, through her sickness, heard everything. even with one ear that had apparently became "dulled from sound" she couldn't hear all to well from it.
That's just like her. even sick, and weak, she knew. everything, nothing really got passed puppy. and if it did, we didn't doubt she would figure it out. often times we all speculated that she sometimes let things by, to give us a sense of freedom.
Puppy's image has always been that of a strong willed female, who rarely spoke, but when she did, she HAD something to say. often times she didn't like to speak freely.
"It's to dangerous, to speak one's mind so carelessly, so I keep my mouth shut unless I need to" she would chuckle and grin.
"else I just give someone a free ass whoop'n to get my point across"
Puppy has done this plenty of times. I know for sure me and my brother have both received her famous "ass whoop'n" over something. mine was over something sexist. my younger brother, lack of respect.
I'll never forget that day, neither will my brother. we both never thought we would see this day. or these past few weeks that lead up to this. it hurt to see her like this. sicker then a dog on the side of a rotting cabin home. we didn't like it at all.