Rondo went to the vet yesterday for his repeat chest X-ray, and I have to say I'm a little disappointed- the X-ray showed, according to the vet, "slight improvement" in his lung congestion- I guess I had hoped she would tell me that there was more than a "slight" improvement. But the wonderful DVM who has been treating him was very, very pleased- and reminded me that treating pneumonia in dogs takes longer than it does with humans, and the fact that he is so much more energetic and frisky is a great sign. She felt very comfortable in spacing out his next xray to 3 weeks from today, continued his antibiotics and ordered a vitamin supplement, because Rondo's diet consists of hamburgers, with the occasional few bites of oatmeal cookie or noodles. Hardly a balanced diet, but I'm thrilled that he's eating!

And he does seems just to be happier overall- he runs to the door to greet me when I get home, and gets so excited to go for a walk or car ride. He goes right to the back door when he needs to go out, regardless of the weather- mine are such babies when it's raining, but Rondo doesn't seem to mind. I love this sweet boy! He will stay with me as long as he needs to, and will be a tough one to say good bye to when he finds his forever home.