What You Call Me

What do you mean I'm paralyzed and cannot walk. Hey are you sure your

talking about me. I can go from one spot to another as fast as my brothers and

sister and some times even faster then they do. Last time I counted I got two

front legs and two back legs the same as the others. Maybe my back ones don't

work like my brothers and sister's do but I'm no different. I still can come

when you call me, I still beg for my treats like they do. I can still talk to

you in the same manner they do. But yet you say I'm different. I'm no different

I can still hold my own with any doggie that comes along. I can still use

the doggie door when you let me. I still can go down the ramp just like the

others only thing is I'm a little slower going down. So I yell for you to help

me up. Not because I cannot just because you will come help me. Oh now you're

saying I'm different. I get to go outside in the front yard in my own little

pen. I'm no different, I'm just special. I get to talk to all my friends across

the street. My brothers gotta talk to their friends and not really get to see

them like I do. You see I'm no different I'm just special. Don't feel sorry

for me I don't feel that way about myself. I love the time I spend with my

brothers and sister playing. You just don't let me stay as long as I want. You

say I'm different and need to be protected. So you make me stay behind the

gate more. I'm no different and don't treat me different either. Even if I

never walk again like my brothers I'm still the same doggie I was before and am

today. You say I needed so much extra care when I went down and you were

scared and cried a lot not knowing how you were going to make it through all this.

Come on I was hurting too but I didn't leave you and never came back, You

say I caused you so much more work to take care of me. Well not any more than

any other sick furkid at some point or another. You say it was so time

consuming to do my exercises not any more than you doing yours. OH, I forgot you

don't do any. But just think I helped you to take the time to do mine. We sure do

have special time together don't we. You said you wished I walked again well

your wish didn't come true but just think I don't feel sorry for myself. I

learned to go on. So did you. You decided to get me a cart. I want you to take

that cart and give it to someone that needs it. I don't need it I can run from

you and make you chase me down the street without that damn cart. You see I'm

no different. I can make the fat lady run just like my brothers and sister

can. I just want all families that are going through this trying time to STOP

now you will make it through it all and your furkid is and will be the same as

they were before just a little different. But don't feel sorry for those

that never walk again. Life goes on and if your furkid walks again be thankful

for the time they do. No one says they won't have another problem in their

life time. Take one day at a time. If you decide to do surgery or not. In my

case I had the surgery and it didn't help. My little foster sister had surgery

and she is up walking but having problems again as I type this. She will be

fine as I will help her get through this. She also don't think she is different just special.