R.I.P. Jacques, Best Frenchie Ever: Sept 28, 2010 - Nov 10, 2020
It had been so long since he'd had a seizure--more than a month, and we had just been to the neurologist and she said he was doing well. So at first, I wasn't quite sure what was wrong with him, I thought maybe he was just struggling to get up. This happened a lot these days since the prednisone had weakened his muscles and tendons. But then I saw the wild eyes and the foaming at the mouth and I knew we were in full-on seizure territory. After a few minutes, it became clear this one was worse than the others. It wasn't stopping, and there was more foaming than usual. D ran to get our friend's truck, the one they have so generously to loaned us for Jacques' periodic doctor appointments. The seizure just kept going, and now there was a pink tinge to the foam. We got him to the emergency vet, and they took him in straight away, got him sedated, and got the seizure to stop, but it was too late. His heart was too stressed, and he went into cardiac arrest. They got him ...