Thursday ; Cloudy, windy, cold.
At noon we headed to nearby Superstore to have flu and Covid vaccinations. We are beginning to feel the effects of that this evening (now 9:30 PM). Apollo’s anti-seizure / anti-sundowning medication is working well. Hopefully the new antibiotic will also bring improvement.
Friday ; Sunny and mild.
Joanne spent the afternoon running errands. I stayed home and took care of chores. Of course, that includes napping with the dog. I cooked pickerel for dinner, then watched the (Winnipeg Blue) Bomber game. Not an encouraging result !
Saturday ; Sunny and chilly.
This afternoon we gave Apollo a haircut. That was so stressful for him that after we finished and he “escaped” he had a persistent series of small seizures, culminating in what we believe was a stroke. For awhile, his body was twisted to the right, his tail was twisted to the right, and he staggered around in clockwise circles, looking scared.
<exhaling deeply> I placed him in his dog bed, wrapped myself around him, and spoke softly to him for a few minutes until the episode ended, his body relaxed, and he went to sleep. He slept for awhile, and was fine when he woke. Scary, close call !
Tomorrow is bath day for him. We’ll bathe him slowly and gently, trying not to allow his stress level to rise as much as it did while getting a haircut today. Wish us luck.
On his recent visit to the veterinarian, she suggested that his recent onset of seizures may be due to the development of brain tumours, a somewhat common occurrence in very old dogs. <sigh> At this late stage in his life, we choose not to subject him to even the diagnostic procedures necessary, let alone the dubious treatments available.
Sunday ; Sunny and mild, a nice fall day.
This afternoon we gave Apollo a bath. Slowly and gently. It still stressed him out, he hates getting bathed. But there were no seizures (or worse !) today.
Monday ; Sunny and mild, another nice fall day, despite an early temperature of 0° C. at 8:30 AM when I walked Apollo.
Today was the last of his three regular grooming days. Today was nail trimming. Yes, yes, he was stressed about that, as always, but his medication seems to be working as it should to calm him enough that he no longer suffers evening “sundowning”, and no seizures or stroke as a result of nail trimming.
Tuesday ; Sunny and warm !
Wednesday ; Sunny and warm. Again !
We send our deepest condolences to Joanne’s sister Lorraine and her partner Grant. Today they fulfilled the most difficult obligation that pet owners have, and helped their family cat cross the Rainbow Bridge. Godspeed, Mushroom, you shall be ill no more.
After 58 days of much more time and effort than was warranted, we (jointly) succeeded in wrestling a refund of our US$2000 deposit for the rental condo in Mexico from the American owner / grifter. Her parting volley was a lengthy rant, including references to God <rolling my eyes>, her assessment that we must lack intelligence and be “poor class”, and most impactful ... “my bank is bigger than your bank”.
Have a nice American day, Jennifer ! It’s been such a pleasure doing business with you. <sarcasm>
And we are SO pleased that our winter condo rental budget of CA$15,000 will NOT be going into an American’s pockets !
WOO-HOO ! We applaud the bold and courageous move on tonight’s episode of Survivor by Kilby the Canadian !
DSK
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