Zenzi Dog

While I have been putting in quite a few hours since Friday, it's not all work around here.  J was given this sweet twelve-week old puppy from a family that couldn't take care of her after she grew sick and her front left paw was run over by a car at a traffic light (or "robot" as they are called here) at age eight weeks.  After gaining strength and recovering from the worms she had picked up, Zenzi will have her leg amputated tomorrow.  A specialist said this was the only option, as too much had been crushed in her leg to ever reconstruct functionality again.  Throughout everything she has been through, Zenzi (J named her for the Latin word "to grow" and also because Zenzi means "flea" in Zulu and she was full of them when she arrived!) has a wonderful attitude toward life, her new siblings (J's two giant dogs who lick her to death), and to every person she meets.  She greets you with lots of licks and excitement but soon falls asleep in your lap.  I feel a special kinship to Zenzi because when I was five, a car crushed my front left leg as well.  After surgery, a giant cast, and rehabiliation I recovered perfectly.  I'll keep you updated on Zenzi post-operation.

Comments

[Mark]

Awwwwwww... what a little cutie! So sad about his little leg, though :(