First of all I just want to say that if you are for some reason visiting Smithellaneous for the first time this week, please know that I don’t usually write about our little furry fella this much.    It’s just that with so much going on his l life right now, I can’t bring myself to write anything else.   Thank you for your patience and thanks…

  I’m working on a little longer post (plus a Snowy video!), but wanted to just let you know that Snowy had a good night.  This morning his pain meds kicked in very quickly (unlike yesterday) and he’s been having a contented, pain free doggy nap for several hours now. And contented and pain free is a very good thing, after the trauma we’ve been…

I don’t really know what’s going on here but less than an hour after writing the earlier post, Sarah and I gently carried Snowy outside for a few minutes so that he could enjoy the sun and the grass.  As he snuffled around slowly looking at his surroundings, we sat on the porch steps and watched him, all the while discussing (through tears) whether we…

Today might be the day.   We have a call into the vet to discuss things and also to see if we can up Snowy’s pain meds while we make our way through this process. Snowy is resting quietly beside me, tucked into our writing chair.  It took quite a bit longer for his morning meds to kick in but in the past few minutes, he…