Buddy

It is with great sadness we write this post. If you are an animal lover you will understand.
If you follow our blog in our last post there is a picture of our beloved Buddy in the desert just outside of Las Vegas.  It was a great day and it was all we could do to contain Buddy to keep on the lease. As we climbed the rocks he was pulling on his chain to stay way ahead of us.He was having a ball. A few days later he was vomiting and had a loose stool. We decided to take hime to a vet since there was one just down the road, and we may not be close to one in the next few days.
The vet drew blood, all OK, and prescribed a few meds. We moved to Palmdale Ca. 3 days later. and Buddy seemed a bit better.  2 days later he had a Seizure that lasted 5 min. Lonna rushed him to the nearest vet 5 miles away but they were not able to handle his problem. So rushed him to the next closest vet 40 miles away. They admitted him and started him on anti-seizure meds. They kept him 2 days to make sure the meds were working. We were in this area to see the Rose Bowl parade which was very cool to see up close. We checked the internet and found out the side effects of the sickness pills from Vegas had a possible seizure side effect. We were not told this. Buddy went 3 days with no seizures, then had about 20 small ones on that Sunday. We had moved to Indio Calif for an FMCA motorhome rally. We took Buddy to a vet there, as he was going down hill very fast. He was falling over and just standing in a corner. The vet pumped some fluids into him and he seemed a bit better.
The vet was hoping he would be better in a couple of days. By the next morning he was even worse, and 10 days and $2000 after the vet in Vegas we had to put our beloved Buddy down in Palm Springs CA. He truly was a member of our family and a great traveling companion. Everyday things remind us of him and it's hard living in the motorhome without him.  Time will heal.  I know that we rescued him at 1 year old from a bad home and we were so blessed to have him for the last 10 years. I am clinging to God's promises that in Heaven we will have the desires of our heart.  My desire to to have Buddy there waiting.

 Buddy's favorite two positions.  Sleeping and relaxing while sleeping.