Healing

Shadow is doing really well. Yesterday I came home and was surprised to see that the wound on his neck was raw and weeping again - I thought the puppy may have begun to lick at it. However, this morning the wound was dark with scab again, and had shrunk considerably. Shadow is more his old self - he isn't desperately hungry, but is quite happy about getting treats. He played with Sally again this morning - there is a bit of a disparity in their sizes, so when they playfight, Shadow lies on his back, with Sally darting at his throat, both of them making a lot of noise, and Shadow pushing her off with his paws. I had almost forgotten that they did that, it's so long since I have seen it.

Shadow was bounding about for a good five minutes, and whilst they have not repeated the fight, and it used to be something they did many times a day, I am very happy. Sally seems to know when Shadow is feeling better, and when not. She keeps away from him when he seems tired, so seeing her cuddled against him tells me that she knows he is feeling better.