Friday, December 18, 2009

some bad news

I woke up to the sound of Pocus thrashing in his crate early this morning. It didn't last too long and he settled down to sleep again. I suspected a short seizure but wasn't sure. At 1 pm he had another seizure so I phoned the vet right away. My good friend Jo-Ann, vet extraordinaire, told me to bring him in for blood work.

There was nothing terribly out of whack in his blood panel so a brain tumor is suspected. He is 12 1/2 years old and has been very healthy up to now. We will treat the seizures and hope that he will still have some good quality of life for a while. It's so hard when our friends get old and we know that good-bye is coming. It never gets easier.

For now, he is fine and perky. Except for the blood getting drawn, I think he quite enjoyed his visit to the vet's office. He got to say hello to lots of people and dogs while we were there.

6 comments:

Monika said...

Oh no! Poor guy, and poor you!

Lynn said...

Oh Susan, I'm so sorry to hear this. I hate when our fur friends get old......

Jody said...

Sad news to hear Susan :( I can imagine how it must feel as I have always had pets. My best wishes to you and your dear pets:)

Susie B said...

Oh, no Susan. I'm so sorry to hear about Pocus. Good luck to you and him. I see lots of snuggle time for him.

Lovs2Knit said...

Hugs! It never gets easier. :( So sorry to here that Pocus isn't doing well.

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