The Ordinary Story of Patrick Henry An EXTRAORDINARY Dog Pt 2

WOW....  I want to take a quick moment to thank everyone for the huge outpouring of support, thoughts and prayers for Patrick Henry.  I am humbled by the way everyone has come together to help him.   Our donation fund for him has far exceeded our goal and donations are still coming in.  No matter what his diagnosis ends up being he will have the means to get what ever care he may need and for that,... to all of you we are forever grateful.


I had the extreme pleasure of being able to spend about 3 hours with Patrick Henry today at the vet clinic.  I had called first thing this morning to check on him.  He had eaten and drank his water and been out to do his business.  Dr. Worthley said his wounds were continuing to show improvement but that he seemed a little down.  We also discussed his hearing and we both feel he does have some hearing loss.  This morning when the staff came in, of course all the dogs were barking.. but not Patrick, nope, he was snoozin away.  He is not deaf because he does respond and react to some noise, but does appear to have some impairment.


Late morning I headed on over to the vet clinic to spend some time with our boy.  One of the girls at the clinic brought him out to me in the lobby.   He came walking through the door and as soon as he saw me, his tail starting wagging double time.  He was so happy to see me, but I don't think he was half as happy as I was.  Even in just 24 hours his wounds looked so much better, it was almost unbelievable.  Bobbi dropped the leash and he trotted right over to me.  I squatted down and he just leaned into my chest.  Man oh man he is quiet the ladies man, knows just how to make you fall in love with him.   Here is a picture of Patrick Henry working his magic on me today.

Thanks to all of Patrick Henry's wonderful new friends, I brought him a nice fluffy bed, a couple of big ole chew bones, a stuffed ducky, some extra canned food and his very own collar and leash.  After taking a walk and spending a little time out in the fresh air, Patrick led me back to the door, seems he has become quite accustomed to climate controlled environment hehehe  When we went back in I introduced him to his new bed, he wasn't sure what to think of it at first..  sniffed it and then walked around and stood leaning into me NEXT to the bed.  I kept patting the bed and finally he stepped up on it with his front paws... well he's no dummy, it took about 2 seconds for him to decide that the bed didn't feel to shabby under his feet and he promptly plopped down... mostly on his new bed and snuggled into me. 

I just sat there stroking his face and side as he lay there completely at ease snoozing.  I think the only time he even moved a muscle was when I brushed against his ear and he would give it a little shake.  I tried to use my phone and get several pictures while we sat together.  I took some pictures of his wounds again... all of which look so much better.

Right arm                                                                        Back legs and feet 

                                                                       Left arm

I introduced Patrick Henry to his "duckie" that I had brought for him and the look on his face was priceless.  This duckie, instead of squeaking, it makes more of a honking noise and he just kept tilting his head and kind of backed away...  I think it scared him a little so we decided we would save the duck for another day.  lol

I sat there in the floor as long as I possibly could... until my back was aching and both legs were asleep.  He was just so sweet laying there I didn't want to move.  I woke him a couple of times trying to snap pictures... Here is one such pic where he is kind of giving us that... "alright already lady... let's just snuggle and stop with the pics, okay."

I finally had to give it up and stand up to try and get feeling back in my legs hehehe  I was sure I would completely disturb sleeping beauty but nope... this is what happened when I stood up..

Yup... absolutely NOTHING...  well he did raise his head a little so I carefully gave his duckie the job of headrest and back to sleep he went.

As for a medical update, I can tell you that his wounds are healing nicely.  His face is sooo much better too.  No more goopy mess on his face, it's starting to dry up some and get some scabbing (sorry, I know that's not pleasant to talk about).  The wounds on his arms, legs and chest are all granulating around the edges.. meaning they are getting smaller and healing wooo hooo.  He is being an incredibly good patient.  He allows them to clean and put medicine on his wounds and he (knock on wood) rarely messes with any of them.  Again I think this is a true testament of his totally awesome amazingness.  Of course we are still awaiting his biopsy results and we discussed at length today the need to go ahead and begin his heartworm treatment.  The vet believes we need to move forward with it so his body can focus on the wound healing and not have to combat the heartworm infestation.  Soooo, tomorrow Patrick Henry will have an immiticide injection, then in 30 days we will give 2 more injections.  Jamie, one of the awesome vet techs went ahead this afternoon and shaved the spot on Patrick's back to do the injection... it was totally adorable... apparently the spot she selected was "his spot" and as she ran the clippers over him, his leg started tapping, I think he loved it. 

His friend Julie came by again today and spent some time with him and brought him some special treats.  He was very pleased to see her... I don't think this boy knows a stranger and he automatically assumes anyone coming through the door is there to see him... and why wouldn't he think that????  I found out that Patrick Henry is an INTERNATIONAL celebrity.  His story has been shared not only all over the United States but he has crossposted Facebook posts in Madrid and Bogota Columbia....  Apparently the whole world is falling in love with him, just as I have. 

He has received several offers of rescue and just today received an offer of a forever home.  I told him as I sat petting him and talking to him that he was not going to have to worry about anything ever again and that he had a lot of people rooting for him, sending healing thoughts and prayers.  And again I told him that never again would he have to worry about being hurt because now he has a huge family to look out for him. 

I apologize for the lack of creativity on his blog tonight.  I was about all typed out by the time I got to his update...  the number of emails, texts, facebook posts/messages etc has been astounding and I have been trying to make sure and respond to everyone. 

I will be back spending time with Patrick Henry again tomorrow and will of course post more pics and updates tomorrow night/wee hours of the morning ;-)

Much love, hugs and pooch smooches,

Patrick Henry & Me