Pray for Shinzou Takara

I have a different request today, prayer for my dog Shinzou Takara. Yesterday he was listless and by last night he was hot, not eating or drinking. Since he has an ongoing issue with kidney infection, we gave him some antibiotics and waited to see how he was doing this morning. This morning he is the same as last night so my hubby brought him into the vet. I have a funny suspicion that he has poisoning either from some bad meat he ate or the neighbours poison set out for coyotes. He is a loved family member and it is very sad to see him suffering so much.

There is a story behind his name, Shinzou Takara which means God's gift, treasure. It is a Japanese name given to him because he is a Japanese Akita. My husband really wanted an Akita for as long as we have been married, since he had one as a kid, but we always got our dogs from the humane society as I couldn't see buying a dog when there are so many without homes. Seven years ago my husband said to me there were Akita pups for sale and he wanted to pick one up. Usually you have to be on a list for over a year to get one of these pups, so our family got together and prayed asking God if it was His will for us to get a pup then  please let everything work out. A phone call was made and the breeder told us that there were two pups from the litter for sale as the people wanting these pups just back out. We made the 3 hr drive out to the farm saw Shinzou and fell in love. We brought him home and again prayed asking God for a name and came up with Shinzou Takara and this name over the years has lengthen to Shinzou Takara rawhide pee a paw pawsy papa pup.

Psalm 36:5-7 NIV

Your love, LORD, reaches to the heavens, 

your faithfulness to the skies.
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, 

your justice like the great deep. 

You, LORD, preserve both people and animals.
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! 

People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 

Proverbs 12:10 NIV

The righteous care for the needs of their animals,
 but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel. 

Thank you!!

Blessings,

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