The Winston Wagon » sick http://thewinstonwagon.com The daily life of a special dog with special needs Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:22:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Family troubles http://thewinstonwagon.com/2009/09/01/family-troubles/ http://thewinstonwagon.com/2009/09/01/family-troubles/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:03:53 +0000 admin http://thewinstonwagon.com/?p=173 Taking in the scenery

Taking in the scenery

I have not talked to anyone about this yet, but my buddy Ben has been terribly sick the last few weeks.  He’s  had a nasty cough that isn’t going away.  In an old dog, that is never good.   Usually,  it means our heart and/or lungs aren’t fairing all that well.   In a 11 yr. old dog (almost 12), it doesn’t look good.  My mom has taken him to the vet and they don’t see anything that would make them believe that he’s got the dreaded C-word.  For this, I am relieved.  However, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have it either. X-rays sometimes don’t get the whole story.  His heart looks alright though. This is good news.  From what the vet can tell, Benny has pneumonia or bronchitis.  Still, this is better news than cancer but still worrisome. He’s on medication for it and hopefully will get better soon. I miss him terribly on our walks.  He’s good company.  For right now, we are just praying that he gets back on all four feet and can run around and play.    Send some positive energy our way.   We can use it!

As always my friends, take care of yourselves.

Love,  Winston

]]> http://thewinstonwagon.com/2009/09/01/family-troubles/feed/ 1 Uh oh…Ben’s in trouble. http://thewinstonwagon.com/2009/07/12/uh-oh-bens-in-trouble/ http://thewinstonwagon.com/2009/07/12/uh-oh-bens-in-trouble/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:46:38 +0000 admin http://thewinstonwagon.com/?p=105 I swear guy dog is like a goat.  He is so bad about eating socks and underwear or anything that has a human scent on it.   My mom got a phonecall from Nana.  Nana said that Benny has eaten the toes off of three socks and destroyed a pair of bloomers. Can you believe that guy?  He gives us all a bad name.  We’ve talked about his goat issues.   He says he gets terribly bored so he finds something to chew on to amuse himself.  He can also open doors too. My mom gets frustrated with him because here she is taking all of these precautions and then boom….another sock bites the dust. Walking helps because it wears him out.  After a good exercise session, Ben can do only one thing and that is sleep.  Thank God!

Ok kids.  We’re off to get some lobster. None for me though.  I get to go with my family and sniff around the dock. It’s lots of fun.

Take care of yourselves.

Love, Winston

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