[Cagdu] edison's adventure

[Robert Stigile]

Hello Ken,
I hope that Edison will be ok, and that it is something minor.
Please keep us updated.
I will be thinking of you guys.


Robert Stigile
E-mail: rstigile at sbcglobal.net
Skype: robertstigile1


 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Volonte" <Kenvolonte at comcast.net
To: "Cagdu" <cagdu at nfbcal.org
Date sent: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:27:49 -0800
Subject: [Cagdu] edison's adventure

Edison got out last night.  The guy from Clark Pest Control left 
our gate wide open and Edison was just gone.  Velvet and I looked 
around the neighborhood in the wind and rain, then I called the 
police and animal control while Velvet drove around the 
university campus.  She came home, stood in the front yard and 
plaintively called his name and there he was.  He looked like the 
saddest dog in the world with his head down and his tail still.  
A cursory examination didn't reveal any wounds and he didn't 
flinch as I touched his legs stomach and head.  There was 
something about his spine that didn't feel right.  He was just 
tired.  There's a woman lives a block from us who has a huge boll 
of cat food in her yard on the theory that if the cats are full, 
they won't bother the song birds.  She's right in a measure.  Our 
neighborhood has more pigeons, crows and starlings than anybody 
else in town-- but I digress.  It smelled as if Edison had eaten 
all that cat food.   It must have been Edison's breathing that 
awakened me around 1:am.  It was so fast and shallow.  I took him 
out and saw that he was urinating.  Later, I fed him some nuggets 
of kibble which he took and appreciated.  Still there was that 
arch to his spine.  We took him to the vet this morning.  There 
is liver involvement.  Edison could have been poisoned, kicked or 
hit by a car.  Dr.  Basra wants a better x-ray before doing an 
ultra sound.  Then we'll see.  My poor sweet dog; I'm writing 
this because I have to be doing something.  Hold a thought for 
Edison will you?  Thanks.