10/22/2026
Stormy is making me absolutely insane!!!! In true bull terrier form, he did something yesterday he has never done before, and I sincerely hope he never does again. Since Monday, he has seemed a bit off. Nothing major, not totally himself. Just enough to make me wonder if he needed to be seen. Monday and Tuesday he isolated himself in his crate. Maria remarked she hadn't seen Stormy all day. That is very unusual. Tuesday afternoon and evening, no Stormy. When I let him and Skye out to potty, he came back inside and immediately went to his crate. Not once did he stop for his food. Wednesday morning, he goes out, comes back inside, and goes directly to his crate. Once again, he wasn't interested in food. That is it, I can't take anymore wondering so I made an appointment at Dr. Gentry's office for late afternoon. I made subbing, barely, before my students got to the room. While I was subbing, started worrying about Stormy whining the other day. At lunch my friend, Cindy checked on him. He was okay but she took him back to her house. That is when his little, hard to fathom antics began. Not once in the seven years he lived with me has he tried this. I am baffled. What was up with his little doggie brain? Maybe he was temporarily insane....lol...lol. Cindy texted me telling me, she had to stop work and drag Stormy back inside because he was doing his level best to open and get through her fence gate. He was wiggling the latch and trying to fit his head through.... Really?? Stormy?? It gets better if possible...She took Stormy inside and put down the flap to close the dog door...Does that stop Stormy....absolutely not!!! He gets onto the clothes in her laundry room, gets on the shelves, with stuff on them, goes through the shelves to her den, and gets through the flap in the dog door. There he is back at her gate trying once more to get through. I am floored....All the time he has stayed with her, he has never tried escaping. Not once has he ever tried escaping anything, house, yard, crate, car.... Nothing. Why yesterday? Who knows? I still can't say what motivated him. At the vet, his exam and bloodwork were good. He was slightly dehydrated. Before he left the techs gave his him fluids under the skin. We were all wet and Stormy was bleeding from him bucking and twisting pulling the needle out. He came home with Gabapentin for the next five days. If he didn't eat this morning to bring him back. Thankfully, he ate a few minutes ago. His energy looked brighter this morning. More like himself.
My interesting, overwhelming day, didn't end with Stormy. While Stormy and I was at the vet Thor knocked and broke several of Maria's teeth.... It never ends with bull terriers. Getting out of school and getting to the vet left me no time to let Titan and Thor out to potty. Maria graciously agreed to let them out. While Titan was out, Thor started whining. Maria brought Titan inside. When she let Thor, he was over excited and head bumped her really hard. Banged her teeth together breaking some and loosening up one. She wasn't mad. However, she was in some major pain. While Thor was waiting, he had an accident in his crate. Poor boy not his fault either. He can go so long. He'd been crated since five that morning. Maria is the person Thor loves best. He was very excited seeing her. Maria is seeing a dentist this afternoon. She had been putting off making an appointment for herself...Guess Thor thought he'd expedite her visit. I felt so bad for her. She kept telling me, it was not Thor's fault. I wasn't angry at him. I felt horrible for what happened.
Titan is doing well, relatively speaking. His new arthritis pills seem to be working. He walks easier now. With him, his eating or not eating drives me up the wall. I am back to marking the wall calendar with DE, Ax1, or Ax2. Didn't eat, ate one meal, or ate two meals. Yesterday it was DE on the calendar. I have found getting him to eat all of his food works better if I give him his full amount, two cups, first thing in the morning. He doesn't eat all of his food at once. However, he does spend all day working on it. Me going in with him hand feeding helps somedays. Other days, my putting on his rug is how he'll eat. There are times, Titan acts like he has an aversion to his food bowl. He wants to eat, just not out of the bowl. Typical make me crazy behavior. I am ecstatic he is still going. In a couple/three weeks, he'll be fifteen. For his age and ongoing medical issues, he is doing amazing. I love him so very much. Going in his room sitting or lying with him soothes my soul.
I hope all my wonderful friends are having a stupendous day!!!! As for me and my three bull terriers....I hope the rest of our day, and week are peaceful and Calm!!!! Love, Linda.
