Treatment has Begun!

JJ riding to the vet (sorry it's a little blurry)

Today JJ started his heart worm treatment, I had to sneak him out Rori's room this morning to get him to vet. Rori slept through it and when she woke up she was okay with him being gone because the other dogs were gone too (Belle and Beau had their annual check ups today). The back seat was a tangle of dog parts and the seat is now covered with fur.
When we got to the vet's office Beau our huge great dane mix was scared by a little Shih Zhu and hid until it was their turn to go into the exam room. JJ didn't want to be there but he did good waiting his turn. The vet had him all day long. Rori kept asking when we were going to go pick JJ up she was impatiently waiting for him to come home.

Rori comforting JJ after he got home 

When we finally went to get JJ we talked to vet again and asked him questions about what to expect from JJ while he was going through treatment. The vet said JJ's infection was was a stage one infection so it should be relatively easy on him but that he would be sore for a few days and that he could not exercise until a few months after all his treatment was finished. If he gets his heart going too much he could have a pulmonary embolism and die (basically a blood clot that gets caught in his lungs). JJ will be sleeping with Drew and me for a few days until his back isn't sore anymore. We don't want to risk Rori hurting him accidentally and getting nipped. During human dinner time tonight JJ went to Rori's room and went to sleep on the bed. I think everything that happened today took a toll on him. Even as I'm typing JJ is passed out at my feet.

He was awake long enough to eat and then love on Drew for a bit though. We will have to watch him for a while and he won't be cured for sure until late January, but he is on his way to recovery and soon will be as if he was never sick and that is exactly what we want for him.

Belle and JJ loving on Drew