Post by stonedaddy on Dec 18, 2014 12:30:41 GMT
The night before at Spean Bridge Kaiser had a series of fits which lasted until about 11pm. He has had these bouts for about a year and was on medication. He seemed to be over them the next day and normally they would not appear for another few weeks. But at Mam Ratigan in the evening he started again not long after that last photo. Fits are always bad but he could not seem to shake these off. We was outside with him until well after midnight and we did not expect him to live much longer. In the end the midges drove us into the van where Sandy, Alec, and myself stayed with him until the early hours. He did not know us anymore and could not lap to drink. At about 2am Sandy, and Alec went to there vans has there was nothing else to be done until the next morning. I picked him up and layed him on his favorite bench, I lay on the one opposite him for the rest of the night. Even though the fits had completely drained him of all his energy he still rose up and shook violently has the fits still attacked him.
The next morning much to my surprise he was still alive but no longer the dog we knew. The rest of the team tried frantically to get signals so we could find the nearest vet. I was trying to get water into him has he always drank loads after every fit, but he could no longer lap. The nearest vet was on the Isle of Skye 30 miles away. We headed off straight away but Kaiser was still on his bench, he would not move off it ever again until we carried him into the vets at Broadford. Alec helped me carry him in on a stretcher while Sandy took over all negotiations at the vets who was away at the time. He was put in his observation cage where he would pretty much spend the rest of his life. I stayed with him most of the time and stayed parked up in the Co-op car park in Broadford. The rest of the team very reluctantly decided to carry on with the tour further north after a couple of days. I stayed and sat with him for hours hoping he would come round in the end but it was not to happen. I went to the local pub at nights and stayed with him most of the days. After about 4 days the vet said he could do no more for him and put him to sleep. I took a couple of photos of him in his observation cage and you will see he was made very comfortable. Even now he would rear up and these unforgiving fits would ravage him until he collapsed down again, each time more exhausted. The last photo is a very strange one, it is ether out of focus which only usually happens if I zoom into something and forget to reset the camera. I am not a believer in the spiritual side of things but those who are might read something into it. Kaiser had been put to sleep and I took his last photo of him but it looks like his spirit or some out of body thing was happening. I did not need to alter the zoom in the vets but I may have taken one the day before outside but it usually resets itself when turned off. I gave him a big hug and said goodbye to him and where you see him is where I left him. He was a right pest but very young, at least he went at a lovely place the Isle of Skye.
The next morning much to my surprise he was still alive but no longer the dog we knew. The rest of the team tried frantically to get signals so we could find the nearest vet. I was trying to get water into him has he always drank loads after every fit, but he could no longer lap. The nearest vet was on the Isle of Skye 30 miles away. We headed off straight away but Kaiser was still on his bench, he would not move off it ever again until we carried him into the vets at Broadford. Alec helped me carry him in on a stretcher while Sandy took over all negotiations at the vets who was away at the time. He was put in his observation cage where he would pretty much spend the rest of his life. I stayed with him most of the time and stayed parked up in the Co-op car park in Broadford. The rest of the team very reluctantly decided to carry on with the tour further north after a couple of days. I stayed and sat with him for hours hoping he would come round in the end but it was not to happen. I went to the local pub at nights and stayed with him most of the days. After about 4 days the vet said he could do no more for him and put him to sleep. I took a couple of photos of him in his observation cage and you will see he was made very comfortable. Even now he would rear up and these unforgiving fits would ravage him until he collapsed down again, each time more exhausted. The last photo is a very strange one, it is ether out of focus which only usually happens if I zoom into something and forget to reset the camera. I am not a believer in the spiritual side of things but those who are might read something into it. Kaiser had been put to sleep and I took his last photo of him but it looks like his spirit or some out of body thing was happening. I did not need to alter the zoom in the vets but I may have taken one the day before outside but it usually resets itself when turned off. I gave him a big hug and said goodbye to him and where you see him is where I left him. He was a right pest but very young, at least he went at a lovely place the Isle of Skye.