Saturday, July 31, 2010

Indy the senior citizen sheltie


Indy is now a grand 15 years old. He has his health issues which include arthritis, hypothyroidism, and congestive heart failure; all complicated by progressive hearing and vision losses of an undetermined cause "aging changes" according to the vet. He gave us a terrible scare Tuesday night when he tumbled down the basement steps. Indy has a habit of sleeping across doorways; and with his arthritis he now "flops" to lie down instead of settling with control. He apparently flopped...and rolled and rolled and rolled. No injuries, thank goodness! Here he is the very next day; strolling around the backyard looking rather dignified.