Calvin The Dog

It was a crazy weekend for Calvin the Dog - and for us!  On Saturday morning, Calvin was not getting up at all and was very lethargic.  When we finally got him up he would not eat or drink which is highly unusual!  His eyes just didn't seem right so we called the vet to see if we could bring him in - but they were booked until Monday morning.  They said if he does not eat or drink to take him to a pet hospital near us.

So, we got him up because we knew he needed to use the restroom.  Stacey got him outside and then I hear a scream from Stacey, 'Brad get out here!'  I went out to see Calvin on his side in the rocks.  She said he toppled sideways over.  He was very stiff and his legs extended.  Stacey ran in to put on some clothes (she was still in boxers/sleep clothes, not naked) and I stayed with C.  He was totally unresponsive but still breathing.  He flipped violently on to his stomach and then just kind of sat there.  I thought it was either a stroke or a seizure.

We carried him to the car and took him to the vet who agreed to see him.  He had to be carried in to the vet and when told her what happened she agreed it was most likely a seizure.  She recommended X-Rays and blood work to determine exactly what was wrong.  We sat in the room for an hour debating having some  or all of the tests or 'putting him down' even though neither of us wanted to admit it.  He could not get up at all because he has horrible hips as most dogs his size and breed do.  We kept going back and forth but decided to have the tests done and we left to leave him until 1:30 PM.  They said if they found something on the X-Rays they would stop early and give us a call.

At 12 Noon we got a call saying they were done - so we assumed the worst.  When we got there we were expecting to make the decision to put him down.  To our surprise, both the blood work and X-Rays showed nothing and came back normal!  He had been shot up with some steroids to ease his recovery from the seizure and was walking around to the praise of us and the vet staff!

Two days later it's like he's realized he had a near-death experience and is strutting with more spunk in his step than in some time!  Calvin is the 'True Godfather' of all canines!