Beasts Of Hearth And Field

Yesterday I described a neighbor’s sick bull and asked for prayer for the bull. Tonight I want to ask anyone reading this blog to please pray for our little dog, who is very sick.

Dixee is a rescue dog; in fact, all of our animals were rescued from various unpleasant situations. She came to us years ago when a construction worker brought him to my wife and told her that the scroungy, trembling little mutt had been hanging out at a construction site and had apparently been abandoned. She looked to be part poodle and part terrier of some sort, and she was hungry and frightened. My wife brought her home, and she instantly bonded with our other animals. She also magically caused us to love her. She is, for the record, clearly my wife’s dog.

Dixee is now listless and trembling, with a taut, alarmingly bloated belly. She is clearly anxious, and has the preoccupied look in her eyes that indicates pain. My wife is taking her to the vet’s office, and we are praying both that Dixee is not in real danger and that we can afford whatever treatment is called for.

I know that so many people have deep, tender connections with their pets. My wife has such a bond with Dixee. I worry about Dixee’s health, but I worry just as much about my wife if something ominous is disclosed at the veterinarian.

And so I ask anyone reading this to pray for Dixee, and for my wife’s comfort. I would deeply appreciate it.

Oh, and please continue to pray for the bull. I have not seen him yet this evening, but will be taking a walk in a while to try and find him.

~ S.K. Orr