So, I’m gonna ask you (yes YOU the person reading this) to do something. Since the end of the year is getting closer… ReBlog this (or don’t, I can’t really tell you what to do) and write something that your dog, cat, or other pet has done that may have saved your life and/or sanity this year. I’ll go first.
Pet type(s): Dog
Pet name(s): Cedar
Social Media (if any): Instagram (DogOfAllTrees)
What they did: So, this year (2022) around Halloween I finally got COVID-19. Like BAD. I was completely bedridden (and I was fully vaccinated and boosted, except for the latest booster at the time).
Anyway, when I got COVID, I had to isolate for everyone. Nobody could come near me because I was afraid I would infect them. And Cedar-dog was the only living being that could be around me without fear of being infected (I double checked with his vet too, just to make sure he didn’t need to be away from me).
When you’re sick, and you can hardly breathe, and you fall into the high-risk category of people for COVID… it’s really REALLY easy to get lost in your thoughts when you’re trying to fall asleep in the dark at night. Depressing and horrible thoughts about dying. I think Cedar knew I was going through some shit, cause I swear he licked my face over and over again when I was drifting in and out of sleep. He eventually fell asleep next to me on the bed… also woke me up when I was having night terrors during my sickness by licking my face.
People might laugh it off… but I think having Cedar around kept me sane during the isolation period. I think I’d have gone crazy without him. 😓
So, I’ll forever be grateful to this doggo.
