Pat had a suspicion that our dog was becoming hard of hearing. She said he did not seem to show the healthy and happy attitude anytime she came around him and when she spoke to him or called his name he showed no response. He is only 5 years old so it evidently could not be old age but he just did not display the vigorous activities he previously showed. She said she had noticed a gradual decline in his attitude over the past year and asked me if I would take him to the vet. I carried him out to the car and placed him in the back seat He showed no signs of apprehension or fear as he usually did which I thought was a bit unusual also. He did not hang his head out the window as he usually did on this trip but just lay pretty much motionless until we arrived at the vets. After the vet checked him over thoroughly he was able to determine what was wrong with him and relieve a lot of anguish on my part. He had no real health problems but it was his hearing that seemed to be causing all his unusual behavior. The vet suspected he had no hearing at all and it was due to growth of hair inside his ear muffling sounds to the point he could hear nothing. He said it was not unusual for a small dog such as him to have some problem but he had never seen it this bad. After cleaning the hair from his ear Jake perked up and began displaying is usual behaviors. He was happy again and reacted to every sound he heard. The vet then suggested I stop by the only pharmacy we have in Salina, OK and pick up some Nair to rub in Jakes ear monthly. Well, I can hardly stand the pharmacist in Salina because he is a gossiper and always trying to pump information from you. Guess with the small town he does not have anything else to do. Anyway not knowing anything about buying Nair I hated to but went back to ask the pharmacist for the Nair. He responds with a bit of a chuckle Gonna use it on your underarms, are you? If so, dont use deodorant for a few days. No, not my underarms, I replied. Well, says the pharmacist with a grin, if you use it on your legs do not apply any body lotion for a few days Not for my legs either, I responded with indignity, If you need to know it is for my wifes schnauzer. After a few chuckles he responds Well tell her not to ride the bike for a week.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:01:56 +0000
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