Sunday, January 14, 2007
Epileptic Dog
A few months ago, Garrett discovered D'Or was having some kind of seizure. The vet took a look, ran some blood tests, and didn't come up with anything definitive one way or another. It happened again while I was in the UK, that time witnessed by Dara. I had the disturbing experience of witnessing it this weekend. Poor thing! Every muscle in her body tightens up, she starts shaking, foaming at the mouth, and some other unpleasant things. It may have lasted for a few minutes, although it seemed like longer. When she comes out of it, she's confused and hyper. Seems like in the absence of some other identifiable problem (like a thyroid disorder), and in view of the symptoms, it's canine epilepsy. Doesn't look like there is much to be done about it.
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Do you remember Ken's dog Grundune? He had the same thing. ;o(
I did not know that! I remember Grundoon (at least that's how I thought it was spelled.) I remember Ken telling how he would take the dog out for a walk, going down the elevator in the Watergate. A snotty woman walking some purebred lapdog would often end up in the elevator with him, and he could tell she was looking down her nose at him and his mutt. One day she asked what kind of breed the dog was. Ken response: a Grundoonian Yak Hound. Classic.
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