After the vet visit yesterday, the day was quiet. Glamis napped, went outside and napped some more. He is very dazed from the drugs. The vet put him on phenobarbital and Keppra. He wags is tail and still wants attention but mostly he wants food. He has a serious case of the drug munchies. Instead of playing in the evening, he walks in circles. We got his indistructable ball out and he watched it roll. The thought bubble above his head when he watched it in a very slow stoned voice " wooww. that ball is moving faaaassst". He is more aware of Tim than me. When Tim leaves the room, Glamis looks around and if he doesn't return soon enough, he will get up and follow.Much of his walking is like a game of twister. He stays standing but there is a good chance that his feet are on the wrong side. He doesn't always know how close he is to an object and will bump a hip or shoulder into a chair or door frame.
After dinner, when the temperature cooled off by a degree, Tim took him to the park. Tim said he did well - jumped in and out of the van on his own and enjoyed the walk.
The night was quiet until Summer the golden haired rooster crowed at 6. Glamis was still kind of dopey but not too bad. He was crazy for breakfast. Food! Give me food! He makes Arri's drug munchies look amature. On the other side of the room, Oregon refused all food. Oh goody. This game again. For 2 months Oregon will refuse all food in the morning for 2 -3 days but then eat dinner. After a few days, he is fine for a week or two and then it starts again. Odd behavior for a lab. I REALLY don't want another trip to the vet. They are going to build a new wing at the clinic and name an exam room after all the dogs I have brought in.
Glamis had a dose of Keppra with breakfast. I went down to work for a few hours. I peeked my head up the stairs a fews times to see he was ok and then at 10:30 I planned a trip outside. Glamis was on his side in the living room. His overall reaction time is much slower. Slower to sounds and sights. I called his name and he wagged his tail. Nothing else moved. Just his tail. I sat on the floor and pet him. Nothing moved but the tail. I started pushing against him to 'wake' him up. Nothing moved but his eyes were open and his tail still wagged. I lifted a leg and let go - completely limp and no movement. I thought he had had a stroke and was paralized except for the tail. Yep, the freak out was rising to the surface. I took a step back and decided to take the other dogs outside before addressing what was happening. I called the two stooges and opened the door. Suddenly Glamis' head pops up. Outside? Ok, that is worth moving for. Goober.
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He got up and went outside but he was well beyond the legal limit for public drunkenness. Eyes only half open. He fell over twice. His back feet would cross over each other with each step. This is not a quality life. I promise him that if this is as good as it will get, we won't stay in this state for long. My opinion was that the drugs were way too strong.
I call the clinic to make an appointment for Oregon. No big rush. I hesitate to bring him in because the only symtom is morning sickness. This cycle will repeat itself again in a week. Well, they had an open spot in half and hour. I loaded Oregon in the car and went in. While Oregon was getting the once over, we talked about the dosage for Glamis. We cut back the Keppra to 250 mg and see how it goes. Just as I thought, no issues could be found with Oregon but they suspect (even though the stool doesn't prove it) that he has whip worms. His repeating cycles are common symptoms. Still no biopsy result for Glamis.
I am finding more blueberries on him. A couple are starting on his neck and behind the ear. I also spotted a fairly large spot on his belly.
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