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Gigi hugs Mr. Freckles before she leaves for school
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Spent most of his first day at our house here.
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He's a handsome boy but not feeling good.
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Wants to get back to bed.
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He's doesn't feel well
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Sun bath
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Mr. Freckles comes home for the animal hospital after being diagnosed with parvo. He lost half his body weight in 10 days. We don't know if he'll live but we're going to give it everything we got.
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He eats a little for us!
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Napping a lot
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Venturing out more
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Exploring the yard
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His skin hangs off him but he's jaunting (not running yet)
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I see you Chaney Bear
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Chaney tries to get Mr. Freckles to play with him
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Mr. Freckles tires very easily. Jaunted across the yard, rests for 5 minutes.
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Slow approach to the stairs. Chaney leaps him.
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Mr. Freckles spent a lot of time resting in the sun with our dogs.
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Building up strength. Several times a day, we dropped him off in the farthest corner of the yard and made him walk
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Food is still hit-or-miss. But sunshine is always a hit.
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His skeleton in the shadow...
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His progress is very slow, and we worry a lot. Chaney looks worried too.
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He has some visitors. Friends who've met him only on Facebook.
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Dave & Relaena have been cheering him on from Day 1.
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He's up for visitors but tires very easily. Buffalo, not so much.
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Here's looking at you, kid
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Mr. Freckles spent most of his days at the side of one of our dogs. They probably helped him the most.
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Notice the fur on his back leg. The location of countless blood draws.
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A group of Seattle Animal Shelter volunteers come to meet Mr. Freckles.
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Meeting new people. This is Emily Reiman, photographer extraordinaire.
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Not quite as bubbly as the bubbly but he's hanging in there. Every day, I have a little more hope he'll live.