my mom's doxy

[gja1000]

I think the end may be near for my mom's doxy. He is 14 years old and the love of her life. She will be so sad when he is gone. He has a spinal fusion 8 years ago. He was paralyzed in the back legs, but regained the ability to walk.

He is having diarrhea with some blood.

Mom took him out at 4:00AM and by noon today he had not barked to get out of his crate (his most beloved place) to go out again.

Mom called Brooke and I to come back to the house to look to see if he was dead - she said she just couldn't look.

He was alive but covered in poop with some blood. I cleaned him up and took him to the vet. The vet said it could be the beginning of organ failure - but maybe just a gut inflammation, and gave him some gut soothing meds, an antibiotic, and some pills to control the diarrhea. If he's not better by Friday, then we have to take him back.

He ate when we got him home, so maybe this is just a gut problem - but he is not in good health and I know the end is not too far away.

My mom will be so devastated.