As the treatment commenced, Kendra maintained a watchful eye over the puppy. Each movement, each breath the puppy took was observed with hopeful anticipation. She found herself willing the treatment to work, silently urging the puppy to fight through. The vet's office, once a place of uncertainty, now became a sanctuary of hope. Kendra's gaze rarely wavered from the puppy, her worry slowly being replaced by cautious optimism.