Have you ever heard the saying that bad things happen in groups of 3?? I have always heard people say that, but never really experienced it first hand… until now.
So, yesterday I told you about 1) my missing kitty and 2) the broken plumbing underneath my house. Well, the third and scariest of all occurred this morning to my lovely dog Cailin. (I know my “About” page only lists my two doggies, Aiden & Bailey, but I also have 2 of my dad’s dogs living with me as well; Cailin and Riley).
When I got up to go to work this morning, Cailin was acting very weird. Usually she has loads of energy and such a huge personality, but today she wasn’t herself. Then I noticed she couldn’t walk or stand, was having trouble with her motor skills, and had extremely dilated pupils.
Of course, I freaked out and thought the worst. I googled her symptoms which scared me even more because the results mentioned things like “stroke”, ”toxic poisoning” and “organ failure”.
Prior to this incident, Cailin has always been very healthy, and is only 7 years old!
She was promptly taken to the vet, who charged me an arm and a leg just to say that they “don’t know” what is wrong with her… They did do blood work to confirm that it wasn’t poison or organ failure, and everything looks okay. The vet eventually came to the conclusion that she had a seizure and they are not going to do anything to treat her at this point because they are not sure of the cause. If it happens again, then more tests will be done, but for now they sent her away.
Throughout the day her lovable personality has slowly returned, but it was a very scary incident. Hopefully it was a one time event and she will be okay!!
Here is a picture of Cailin with my Mommy from a few years back:
Mom and Cailin
Do you think bad things happen in 3′s?
I just hope that this was the last of my bad luck and that Cailin recovers fully to be back to her healthy and hyper self!
Have a great night!
~Justine
