Some of you may know that Camalot (spelled that way on purpose), our Alaskan Husky/German Shepherd/Saint Bernard mix has been missing for the past few weeks.
Over this summer, she progressively had been slowing down, and when, one day, she became deaf overnight, we realized she'd had at least one small stroke. She became more and more senile and because of the deafness, and the progression of cataracts, she started to become a different acting dog. In addition, she suffered from Spondylosis, a degenerative spinal condition, which we believe was exacerbated by an injury to the spine on her rump when she was younger. Because of this, the nerves to her back legs, and to some extent, her bladder, were becoming affected.
She began digging out of the yard, which worried us because of her blindness and deafness; when she would get out, she couldn't see to get back in, nor could she hear someone trying to help her back into the yard. Senility compounded this problem, and she didn't even seem to recognize people by scent, and would panic when we attempted to lead her back through the gate.
A couple of weeks ago, she escaped again, and when Jerry's Grandmother tried to put her back, she growled (my dogs do NOT growl at people...ever...period.) at her and ran off into the cornfield.
We havent seen her since, and because of the behavior Jerry's Grandmother described, we believe she probably was beginning to have another stroke.
So, it's rather certain she's no longer with us.
Miss you, Camie.
