Ok.. well.. she’s not talking like she normally does. This is mostly barking. My wife is the one talking in the background.
For anyone who’s interested, at the time the video was shot, she was 13 years old. In May 2007, she turns 14. She’s a Doberman-Cocker Spaniel mix. I’ve had her since November 1993.
UPDATE: On 4/27/07, she had a stroke. She’s having problems walking (she loses her balance and falls over a lot) and her head tilts to the side. She’s taking medication and should be recovered in a month.
UPDATE 5/20/07: She’s doing much better. The tilt seems to be gone and her eyes aren’t “ticking” like they were. For the most part, the balance problem is gone, too. She still has minor balance issues. She has to sit down to scratch behind her ears and has to be careful going up the stairs on the front deck. Also, it’s a little tricky for her to jump up on my chair, but not nearly as bad as it was when it first happened.
UPDATE 6/18/07: She’s worse! I took her to the vet on Friday and got more medication. By Sunday, she was even worse. I took her to the emergency vet. I was told that the prognosis is poor to grave and that if Hillary’s quality of life does not improve, I should look at euthanasia.
I’m not ready to lose my best friend!
UPDATE 12/01/07: She’s been taking medication everyday and has been managing. She has a hard time going up and down the steps out front and can no longer jump up on the couch like she always did. Also, her medication makes her eat and drink A LOT more. Another side effect is excessive panting when she gets “excited” in any way. But, at least she’s still alive.
As for the fleas — I used Advantage on her and she doesn’t have that problem anymore.
UPDATE 9/23/08: Hillary has passed away at 15.5 years old. It appears as though stomach cancer took over. She was fine this morning, but within a couple of hours, she went downhill fast. By the time I rushed her to the vet, she was gone. I am having her cremated and will have a custom urn made. Thank you to everyone who left nice comments. The rest of you know where you can shove it. Get a soul already.
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