Like Bandit before her, Brandie developed stenosis and neuropathy of the lumbar spine along with arthritis in both hips and knees, with slight canine cognitive dysfunction (animal equivalent to Alzheimer disease). The neuropathy resulted in deteriation of the myelin sheath (like insulation on wires) She lost control of the hind limbs with muscle atrophy. I …
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Part XXXIX Man(kind)—A Dog’s Best Friend
Every pet has a special place in the heart of its human companions. Shadow, the first g helped me get through some difficult times during my longer than normal single life. My future wife, Angie, decided early in our relationship that a guy who had a collie couldn’t be too bad a guy. Like me, …