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We adopted Rusty from Furry Friends
in March of 2004. He is a great boy. We originally adopted him as a playmate
for our other Furry Friends adoptee,
 Codie. As it turns out, he has served her as more than just a playmate.
Codie
began having petite mal seizures about 2 years ago. When she first began
having the seizures, they were so slight that we didn't even recognize
them as seizures. Once they became more recognizable and rushed her to
the emergency clinic, we started to realize that Rusty had been warning
us prior
to the seizures. On one occasion Rusty simply refused to go outside,
which isn't like him. Codie only goes out if Rusty goes out, so she came
back
inside. Within a couple of minutes Codie had a seizure. On another instance
Rusty
woke up (both dogs sleep with us in bed) and started doing his "bird
tweet" to wake us up. Codie had just begun to seize.
After trials
with medication, Codie's seizures are under control. The many vets
that we've seen during this process have warned us about the
possibility
that she may have them when we aren't home and that sometimes it is
necessary to be very cautious of the other dog in the house, because some
dogs
don't know what is happening and will be aggressive to the dog that
is having a
seizure. We are very fortunate to have such a good boy, who alerts
us that a seizure is coming and who stays by her to protect her while she
is having
a seizure. I remember that Rusty had to be separated from his sister
because he was so protective. While we see that sometimes when he protects
our kids
from strangers, it is reassuring to know that he can sense and protect
Codie before an episode.
Rusty and Codie are truly the best of buddies
and both are fantastic pets. We adopted Codie from Furry Friends in 2002.
Codie was with Furry
Friends
along with her brother.
Rusty is very loved and has a great home.
The Stein family
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