He was eating fewer meals and drinking less water. For an active, healthy, fun-loving 9-year old boxer dog, no one suspected this beautiful dog was dying.
This bundle of fur came into Charlene’s life when he was almost two years old. She adopted him from a shelter and he had a place in her heart and her home from that day on.
Charlie hung around with Charlene in her home office while she put in her busy days. Their favorite fun time was talking walks together along the beach and romping around in the backyard like two kids having a great time.
Imagine her heartache when Charlie began to loose weight and his loss of appetite became severe. In less than two weeks, he was a very sick dog and it was time for some tough decisions.
A trip to the vet and an antibiotic didn’t help. Charlie was getting lethargic and sleeping a lot. Charlene was feeling desperate, anxious, and scared that she wasn’t doing enough or making the right choices for this exceptional boxer dog.
I got her email early one evening – “Charlie is sick… can you help?” Charlene knew I worked with a healing process called Spiritual Response Therapy. Could I help her sick boxer dog? I asked her for any information she had on Charlie’s condition, the vet’s examination, and test results.
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