No, He's Not.

[dolphins_log]

Edward is not fine. The vet called with the results of his blood-work. He's got an infection that just happens to be around his eye. It's from a fight. The treatment is the same, however. So now we need to pill him rather then mix the pill in his food and hope he eats it. Fortunately he's so lethargic that we only have to get the pill in him four times rather the eight or nine and suffer wounds.

*sigh* He's not in his right mind. He stares at the water in his bowl and just doesn't know what it's for. same with his food. And, damn-it he's forgotten all about litter boxes.

Comments

[julesong.livejournal.com]

Having been there many times with Woody as he aged, I oh-so-much empathize with your situation. Sometimes, when he was especially sick and he wasn't moving around much, I ended up sleeping on the floor beside him. I just couldn't NOT be there for him.

[jl-anderson.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I know how that is... it was like that with my old dog, Bruce, and my uncle's dog...
I wish that he would get better but is it just old age?

[dolphinchatter.livejournal.com]

No, something else is going on. He's back at the vet now. they're keeping him over the weekend and re-hydrating him. He's lost a pound in the last 48 hours just cause he's not eating or drinking.

Actually, I'm a little less concerned now that he's at the vet. they can get the water and nutrients into him, and they're going to try a couple of other antibiotics. He'll get what he needs there.