Sick Theo

Theo was sick last night. He was shaking and not himself. He was quiet and not even growled at the cats. He was OK before dinner, and I first niticed this while watching a DR WHO repeat when he came up and lay on top of me!

This morning he didn't want to go for a walk but did have an appetite when Bobby and I got back. I think I need to take him to the vet. I was going to anyway in a fortnight for a checkup, so he can go early.

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I think he just tried to growl, but it came out wrong. I tried checking him for ticks last night but didn't find any. Off to the vets!

More on Theo

I found four clumps of poos in the RecRoom just now. They may or may not be Theo's but if they are maybe he was constipated last night? I was feeding them a "Chicken, vegies & pasta" thing and neither seemed to like it much. Maybe he found something else to eat, but excessively.

He still hasn't barked ONCE this morning, so I know he's not well.

I'll be taking Theo on the 9:05 bus, but the vets doesn't open until 9:30 (it's a 7-10 minute trip) so I might go to the Library up the road first and return stuff down the chute. It would also be handy to buy some dog food at Coles across the road, but I suspect that would be fraught with problems, even if Theo was in the carrier (as he will be on the bus).

Prognosis

Well I took Theo to the vets. He freaked out in the carrier on the bus, so I took hime to the next stopped and walked him back to calm him down. The vert was late to open, but that was OK as Theo was the only patient there.

Prognosis is much the same as Bobby - bad teeth and a heart murmur! The remedy was much the same as well, though different dosage: antibiotics, heart tablets, and another set of tablets to drain his lungs. There was the option to hav his teeth cleaned but his gums need to heal first.

I will have to stop giving the dogs bits of Oreos and bits of on my breakfast in future, because the sugar in each helps rot their teeth. Oh, and Theo IS aleric to fleas but I need to wait until all this is sorted before doing anything with that.

We just missed the bus back so I walked him the 3km home. It's a cloudy windy day so it was not too much struggle, though he was huffing and puffing for most of the walk. He missed the morning walk today, so that makes up for that!