My husband and I have always had pets, but Cezar stands out as our most loveable and amazing one. Maybe because we've had him longer (he's fourteen years old.) Maybe because we could give him more attention, given that my husband has had his home business for several years, and I took early retirement from teaching a few years ago. Maybe it's because training classes made Cezar easier to communicate with. Whatever the reason, this dog is special.
Cezar wandered into school where I was substitute teaching for a friend thirteen and a half years ago. He would have been sent to the pound if I hadn't taken him home instead. He looked like a baby pup, but actually the vet determined he was about six months old then. He's really a "little old man" of a dog, now. Fourteen is old for a dog.So when he started falling while walking last Friday evening, we thought of some unhappy scenarios. Saturday morning it was even worse. Every time Cezar tried to walk, he stumbled and fell. He listed to one side, with his head titlted at an odd angle. We got him into the vet right away after going online and reading about strokes and brain tumors in dogs. The vet was a bit more reassuring. A third reason for Cezar's behavior could be a middle ear infection. Just the same, a blood sample was taken. (We'll learn the lab results today.) Meanwhile he was given an ear wash and a prescription of antibiotics that should take effect in a very few days if his problem is, in fact, an ear infection.
Before we gave him his first pill, however, his symptoms got worse Saturday evening. He didn't appear to see anything he looked at; he couldn't track my finger when I moved it from side to side. Was he blind? (Another stroke symptom). The vet's office was closed, so we took him to the emergency vet recommended by the answering service. After a thorough exam (poor Cezar's second one t
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I hope your doggie is okay!!! I have a dog, and his name is Solomon. We rescued him three years ago. He means the world to us.
I hope he'll be okay too!
We have a dog (going on 3 years) and he is like your dog now - really a great dog and I don't know what I'd do if he got really sick. Although his life started out with all kinds of problems. But he's healthy now and my writing buddy. :)
I have never had pets at all. I know your attachment to him, we discussed your pets when we met.I am sure he will be okay.
We had a wonderful little Shih Tzu some years ago who suddenly went blind. Unfortunately he did have a brain tumor and we had to put him down. Very sad. I'm glad your result with Cezar is better. He is very cute.
Thanks, everyone, for your comments. Here is his present state: Now he can walk almost normally and his head only has a faint tilt. I think it's the antibiotics kicking in. Compared to Sunday he looks GREAT. Compared to his normal state, he doesn't look so hot. He's drinking water today. But . . . he's not eating. So I have to talk to the vet about that tomorrow. He may be feeling nauseous from his medication. Sigh. But I'm just glad he's even a little better.
He's certainly a handsome boy. I hope he pulls through.
We don't have pets ourselves, but growing up we had a cat who lived to fourteen, a good average age.
Now my parents have two cats who are sisters who are nearly 11. Strange to think they could be on their way out in a few years!
Awwww, I'm so glad to hear he's getting better. It's such a terrible thing when you lose a 'special' pet. We had a cat called Ludo that sadly died last year. He was a legend! I could tell you so many stories about him. He was eighteen-years-old when we lost him. It was like losing one of my children. I'm welling up just writing this lol My three children had never know life without Ludo, so they took it quite hard. Yes, Ludo was very special indeed.
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We had a cat years ago that was 19 years old when he died. Had a stroke and we had to put him away just a few weeks befor he would have been twenty. As you can imagine that was a deeply felt loss. Meanwhile ,Cezar seems to be on the mend. This morning was the first day his tail started wagging when we talked to him, and he's eating more.