Our daughter Eryn is a little girl who has a heart for animals. This is truely a kindness that is given from God. She has been like that since she was born. From cuddling with cats to running around with the goats!
She goes to horse riding once a week and even gets called out when the vet visits the horses! She loves listening and learning and helping animals. She is a light in this world that needs to be given freedom to explore her gift that is given to her and grow it.
A couple of months ago we bought a male Airdale Terrier called Zacky.. (yes he can be a terrier!) 🙂 He has given Eryn so much joy. The time came for him to be neutered. As a homeschooling family this brought on an opportunity to help her grow in her knowledge of animals.
We have some awesome friends in and around Cape Town. One of our friends Stephan Mauch, is a vet. He is a great guy! He has a beautiful wife and 2 beautiful children. I gave him a call to ask if Eryn could be part of the neutering and see how it works and be part of the whole process. He agreed and we went down to the Republic of Hout Bay where his practice Penzance Vet Clinic is.
At first Eryn was a bit shy and hiding behind me but soon warmed up to the friendly staff. Stephan was awesome with Eryn and spoke to her and showed her everything that needed to be done for Zacky. They treated Zacky very well and I am sure if he could talk he would say the same!
They prepared Zacky for theatre and started with the operation. Eryn was observing but did not say much at first. Just standing there with me taking in everything she is seeing and hearing. Only afterwards, just before she went to bed did I see how much she learned when she took one of her puppy dolls and did the whole procedure on him! Amazing how much kids learn.
After the procedure on Zacky we stayed around and Stephan allowed Eryn to observe another small operation on another dog on its ear.
What an awesome experience we had and I am sure Eryn will never forget it for the rest of her life.
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