Well, my second best friend (hey, you never know, my wife might check up on me .... you're my best friend, honey) seems to have had a stroke Friday. Samson is a 15 year old husky/airdale cross and I've had him and his sister since they were about 14 months old. Got them from an abusive family and it took years to get them to not cringe whenever I'd raise my voice (as I often do when the news is on). Had to put Delilah to sleep 15 months ago ... and I've been dreading the day that Samson started showing his age.
Anyway, Carolyn called me at work on Friday to say that he'd had a stroke and managed to drag himself back inside but had trouble standing without toppling over and had vomited violently (on the carpet, of course). By the time I got home, he was doing pretty good but wanted to do nothing but rest, close to my feet. He seemed a "little" better by late evening and managed to go out to get ready for bed - only falling a half dozen times.
Saturday was a repeat of Friday evening ... couldn't get him to eat or drink, but he would go out if he felt the need.
Saturday evening, he perked up a little when we were having supper ... guess the chicken smelled good ... and he nibbled a bit when Carolyn proffered it ... and then ate a bit more ... and then went to take a drink of water (his first in 32 hours).
Sunday he seemed a little perkier and only lost his balance when he tried to shake himself ... and last night he actually looked alert for the first time since the stroke.
Anyway ... Friday I steeled myself to just spend time with him until he went in his sleep .... today it looks like he intends to stick around for awhile yet.
Didn't get anything that I'd planned to do this weekend done ... but it turned out to be a good weekend after all. [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
pete
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