Good News

[Molly Bass]

I just thought I would share some good news after all the bad news and sad news we have had lately on berner-l. I took my soon to be 11 year old intact male to the vet yesterday for a geriatric work up. I realized he has not had any blood work for over 2 years and with losing my 7.5 year old to histio a few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to be sure this old boy was in the good health he appears to be!

Well all blood work is NORMAL! His heart is normal, his temperature is normal, his blood counts are good, the vet palpated him and said everything was normal, he has a few sebacious cysts and fatty cysts typical of a dog his age, but nothing to pose any concern. His eyes, ears, and teeth all look good - he is the picture of health!

This made me so happy that I wanted to share - also to let those of you out there who may be new to the list who are reading about some of the sadness we experience with this breed know that yes, there are some healthy guys out there who are full of themselves and going strong. He can still jump in the back of my Grand Cherokee, on and off my bed, and almost kept up with the youngsters chasing a herd of deer the other evening. The only suppliments he gets are Glyco-Flex and Vitamin E - he is as sound as he can be!

Thanks Bogen for all these wonderful years and I look forward to many more!
Molly and the Quellen gang
Charlottesville, VA