Old Dog

Our poor Sampson has really gone down hill over the past ten days. We often comment that Sam acts as if he is a two year old dog even though he is  9.5.

After nearly daily communication with the vet, multiple vet appointments and x-rays today we learned that Sampson has arthritis in his spine. The vet said on a scale it's a 7 out of 10 in terms of severity. He most likely has a pinched nerve or two and its causing him a lot of pain. He hops around on three legs mostly and moves his hind end gently. He turned into an old dog overnight.

Our vet gave us massive doses of pain medication to see if we can get Sampson comfy and hopefully see some improvement in the next 24-48 hours. He will be on pain meds for the rest of his life.

Poor Sampson literally cried himself to sleep the other night. We felt so bad for him it breaks both of our hearts.

This morning Scott took Sampson to the vet. Parker was distraught in the backyard barking and whining. That upset Eva who went into the laundry room to get away from the sound of sad Parker. I found Eva in the laundry room crying big alligator tears. Sad, sad and sad.

Sampson's meds. The one with the smiley face (Scott drew that) is suppose to be a great pain med that works wonders for some dogs. Lets hope it works great for Sam. To be continued.