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Mom asked about Apollo, so here’s a brief update. He continues to improve from his pancreatitis, and almost seems like his old self. He is eager to take walks, but tires easily. His appetite is back with a vengeance, though he has to eat an extremely low-fat diet for the rest of his life. We […]

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When the evening news comes on and the first half of the program discusses the shooting in Colorado, I find myself fast forwarding through it. I don’t want to know any more about it. A crazy person shot and killed 15 people, wounded 50 more. OK. That’s all I want to know. Let’s talk about […]

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Apollo came home from the hospital this morning, after a 6-day stay. He is much better; lively, curious and hungry. He has to go on a ultra-low fat diet for the rest of his life to help prevent a recurrence, and for the next few days he will be on 5-6 medications (pain, appetite stimulant, […]

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Apollo is recovering from his pancreatitis, though slowly. Today he ate the first food he has had in 6 days, some boiled chicken. He actually trotted a little when we took him for a walk and seems much more like his old self. However, he is still on intravenous pain medication and other drugs. He […]

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Apollo is very sick. This past week he has seemed to be slowing down, less energetic, but on Saturday morning I woke up to find that he had thrown up on the kitchen floor, and was extremely lethargic. We took him to the vet, who thought it might have been due to an antibiotic he […]

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