A few days ago my Japanese Akita dog Kensho got ill. He refused to eat, had a dull coat (though he’s in his shedding period) and appeared very lethargic. When he did not wag his tail when I entered the room (!) I knew enough and we went to see our veterinarian. My Akita dog was subjected to an extended examination and blood samples were taken. It appears he’s suffering from anemia (low red blood cell count). As we have been walking a lot in the woods lately and I’ve had to remove just about more than one tick, the vet suspects some kind of tick disease (and there are multiple and even deadly tick transmitted diseases).
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I’m happy to report that Jessy has fully recovered from her spay operation. She woke up after a full 7 hours of sleep (oh yes, I enjoyed that…this old dog loves to sleep in!) ready to play and ravenous because her food had to be limited for the past 2 days due to the operation.

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