Our Great Dane’s dental treatment

Those of you who have read about Horatio, our rescue Great Dane, will know that he is precious to us. This week, we had to take him to the vets for a repair on his right ear after he had shaken his head so hard that he sustained a haematoma. Needless to say, I was praying hard, asking the Lord to protect him whilst he was on the operating table and also in recovery. We also asked the vet to clean his teeth whilst he was under sedation. I do it daily, but I could see some tartar forming, so my husband and I thought that this would be a good opportunity to have his teeth done too. I am happy to report that he is now safe home with us.

Our boy is now recovering at home and seems to be doing well. He is such a good boy. His side kick, a black German Shepherd called Jake, seems to understand that his pal needs to be quiet at this time. Jake was in an accident when he went out with our son and a car hit him because the driver was going too fast on a very narrow country lane. Again, I prayed for Jake and the Lord heard my prayers. Jake had to have three bottom teeth removed due to the accident, but he did not sustain internal injuries.

Horatio, the Dane, curls up into a ball in the lounge.

In the Bible, Jesus talks about prayer. For those of us who believe in Him and what He accomplished on the cross, prayer becomes a natural part of our lives. We pray because we believe that God hears us when we go to Him for help and beg His mercies upon us and those whom we love, and things and situations we care about. We also thank Him for the gifts he endows upon us, and approach Him when we simply want to talk with our Father. He is there all the time, and we can pray anywhere and at anytime. I am so grateful for that! God is the God of miracles. He is the God who raised His Son from the dead, so that His creation – us humans – may have life eternal if we were to accept the Jesus as our Lord and Saviour.

I am writing this post in praise and thanks to God for His care and mercy towards Horatio, and us, his owners. As I write, Horatio is breathing deeply on the sofa. It is early days since his operation on 28th November 2023, but my husband and I are both very grateful indeed that Horatio is with us and seems to be comfortable and healing well. We will take him for his post operative check up at the vet’s on 12th December.

I hope that this post encourages anyone who reads it. Remember that the Lord is God, and that He rules over all. Go to Him in your troubles, thank Him when you’re happy, and praise Him for His love for you and all mankind. Indeed, He loves us so much that He sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to bear our sins on the cross so that He may remove them from anyone who acknowledges this feat and believes that His death and resurrection are sufficient for our ascent to heaven when we leave this world. When we trust in the Lord’s provision for our heavenly home because we believe that Jesus died on our behalf and acknowledge in prayer to Him that what He did for us is sufficient to secure our heavenly home, then we, like Horatio, can be saved. We will be safe in this world despite all the difficulties that we may experience, and we will be safe beyond the confines of this world when our souls are united with God on our passing.

Easter doesn’t just happen once a year. Instead, it is a remembrance of Christ’s death on the cross for all humankind, and a celebration of His resurrection so that all of us who accept His gift of life in Him may be saved.

If you are unsure whether you believe in the sufficiency of what Jesus did for us when He went to the cross, died, and then rose again – and Christians celebrate this event between Good Friday and Easter Sunday – then please do reach out to the Lord in the sincere desire to know more, and ask Him to lead you to this truth.

“Dear Lord, I’ve heard of you, but I don’t yet know you. I come to you in faith, believing that you are the Son of God who died for me on the cross and rose again that I might have eternal life in you. Thank you for taking away my sins when you bore them away on that cross two millennia ago. Please forgive me my sins and come into my life that I may live for you as you walk by my side always. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

I hope that this post encourages you to seek the Lord because we are all in need of Him. Many churches no longer preach the Gospel message, but the Lord God never changes. He is always the same. (Hebrews 13:8) And James 1:11 confirms that “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”

I spoke with the vet again this morning, 1st December 2023, four days after Horatio’s operation on 28th November. I was concerned about a couple of teeth: one had a grey tinge and the other has a black spot on it. I was afraid of decay. The vet, a young lady named Holly, explained that she had thought that the greyish one might be diseased, and that the other has some plaque, but try as she might, she could not get rid of the black spot, and the other tooth was firmly rooted in Horatio’s gum. She therefore decided to leave it alone, only advising us to keep an eye on it just in case anything changes. I thank the Lord that nothing more is to be done at present, but pray at the same time that nothing else will go wrong with Horatio’s teeth.

For those of you who have pets, you will probably understand what it is like to feel helpless when your pet or pets are not quite up to par. I am sure that if you believe in God and His power to heal, you will also be praying to Him. If you believe with me in the power of God, then I would appreciate any prayers for Horatio.

Thank you for reading. I pray that this post will encourage you in the Lord God, to have faith in Him despite tough circumstances. God bless.

On top of the world in Nether Kendal. We were quite literally standing on top of the topmost rock on this promontory. (This is an older photo of Horatio, when he first came to join our family, hence the halti because he was still very young and coltish.)