Is this just an act?

Hmmmm,

Mr Beebs has taken to looking at his food bowl and retiring to another part of the house.I get worried and say come on boy eat your breakfast. He follows me back to his food bowl and stares at it like a snake is lurking in the bottom of it and is about to strike any minute. In the meantime Sydney has eaten half his food with total abandon. I ask myself..is he in pain? So I get a towel out and make him sit in front of me and then I hand feed him noodles and chicken.All of a sudden his appetite returns and he eats like a dog who has been roaming the streets for several weeks. It occurs to me that I am being trained. Why should he stand up and eat his food when he know's I'll run to his rescue and feed him succulent morsels by hand and then wipe off his big sloppy jowls. Who ever came up with that saying "Work like a dog". It must of been someone who never owned one thats for sure.

Merry Christmas to all

Well Mr Beebs has a swollen abdomen and the vets think its prostatitus..or bacterial infection of the prostate .No bacteria has shown up in the cultures so far and I'm feeling like something isn't adding up. I have the Merck Vet manual and was reading it last night and his symptoms seem to be more closely related to a cystic condition. I have no idea but I need to really stop...think...and get very clear on his treatment. The poor old guy has had so many surgeries and numerous set backs that I have to really pray about this one. He's such a good boy but I can see he's tired and I believe even with the pain meds its uncomfortable for him.So I need to get him taken care of.Its been a real heartbreak these last couple of years...I guess its true the "cup that holds your deepest joy holds your deepest sorrow."

Here we go again

Well Poor Mr Beebs is now looking at castration after 10 years of having his testicles .Apparently his prostate is 10 times its normal size and its infected. What concerns me is his heart. When we were in Georgia they called in a cardiologist because there was something going on. How many operations can and should this dog have? He's been through so much already and if he died on the table over a swollen prostate I'd be heart broken.He could be in pain though and so its a quality of life issue.Oh boy...anyone who thinks a family pet is property is living in an alternate reality. I have had so many emotional ups and downs over his situation not to mention the financial aspects. Well I'll pray about it and perhaps get a clear answer...he deserves to live pain free.