05-12-2022, 08:16 AM
Pupdate.
Maeve has given a hearty FU to the thoughts of her imminent demise. It's probably the pain pills she is on. But she is back going for walks and waking us up in the middle of the night to tell us about coyote intruders.
That being said, she has declined. We've put up matts on all the tile floors because she is afraid of slipping on them. She is having difficulty navigating the doggy doors so tQ and I are on constant door opening duty. That being said, if she wants to badly enough she can get through them. She still has some issues with balances but nowhere near as bad as it was ten days ago. Again, drugs.
But I did check on Doggy google about her symptoms particularly her head cock to the left (If you see the FB pic today, you can see it). Initially, we thought she had something in her ear. A quick check with the flashlight revealed nothing. But a check online came up with something called Vestibular disease. Also known by Old Dog Vestibular disease. The onset is sudden. It involves the head cock and the loss of balance. There is no treatment but it clears up by itself. Maeve acts like she has something lodged in her ear and wants to shake her head to dislodge it. The first couple of days when she would shake her head, she would start to fall and have to stop. Now, she can shake her head. Her head is still cocked.
One of the tricks at the moment is she is hungry all the time. She has also decided she no longer likes her kibble. That's a problem.
So, Maeve is towards the end of her story. But I don't think she is quite on her last page.
Maeve has given a hearty FU to the thoughts of her imminent demise. It's probably the pain pills she is on. But she is back going for walks and waking us up in the middle of the night to tell us about coyote intruders.
That being said, she has declined. We've put up matts on all the tile floors because she is afraid of slipping on them. She is having difficulty navigating the doggy doors so tQ and I are on constant door opening duty. That being said, if she wants to badly enough she can get through them. She still has some issues with balances but nowhere near as bad as it was ten days ago. Again, drugs.
But I did check on Doggy google about her symptoms particularly her head cock to the left (If you see the FB pic today, you can see it). Initially, we thought she had something in her ear. A quick check with the flashlight revealed nothing. But a check online came up with something called Vestibular disease. Also known by Old Dog Vestibular disease. The onset is sudden. It involves the head cock and the loss of balance. There is no treatment but it clears up by itself. Maeve acts like she has something lodged in her ear and wants to shake her head to dislodge it. The first couple of days when she would shake her head, she would start to fall and have to stop. Now, she can shake her head. Her head is still cocked.
One of the tricks at the moment is she is hungry all the time. She has also decided she no longer likes her kibble. That's a problem.
So, Maeve is towards the end of her story. But I don't think she is quite on her last page.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm