Monday, March 18, 2013

PERSONAL: Shayna the Wonder Dog Struggles on...

[click photos to enlarge] Not long to go for our dear family dog of 17 years, Shayna Punim the Wonder Dog (Shayna for short; "Shayna Punim" is Yiddish for "Pretty Face"). She gave us a scare yesterday 3/17/2013. We take her out front every day to sniff the lawn and walk on leash around the cul de sac. Sue called me on my cell from this walk to let me know that Shayna just had a seizure and could not even stand, much less walk. I came out there and confirmed what Sue told me, then carried her to the backyard near her doghouse. It seemed that tomorrow would be the day we make the sad trip to the vet. However, she defiantly told us NOT YET! After a few hours of seeming to sink into oblivion, she made a recovery and now seems about the same as before the seizure. 

Anyways, she lives to fight another day! Above is a sweet photo that I took of her after her seisure - she still looks pretty good, but is VERY skinny.

Above: Sue comforting Shayna after her seizure yesterday. Hang in there, baby!
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  1. Tim WaagMarch 18, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    Oh I'm so sorry. I know how hard it is to watch a beloved pet suffer. Hopefully she will rally and feel better for awhile longer. Either way, she has had a good long life and was well loved. You can't ask for more than that in life. (message from family member).

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  2. Tim WaagMarch 18, 2013 at 10:46 AM

    Thanks for the kind words, as always. We are actually enjoying our last bit of time together with her very much, as she is still enjoying the simple things for her life. When we dangle her leash in front of her blind and deaf head, she always responds and gets up -something she doesn't do for anything else. The leash means she gets to go in the front yard, and still has the urge to enjoy her life. The day she ignores her leash is probably her last days..... --Tim

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