1/30/12 - 8:45PM - We all have good days and bad days and so does Cletus. Today was a good day for me and for Cletus. Yes, it drives me crazy sometimes that my life seems to be consumed by Cletus and this insane diagnosis. Yes, I would like to be able to go out to dinner or catch a movie. Yes, I would like to be able to better afford all of the tests, medications, hospital visits, procedures, etc that Cletus now needs.
Stepping back, I have to appreciate this moment. In this moment, Cletus is not in any pain. In this moment, Cletus is happy and playing and being a puppy. In this moment Cletus is still with me and when I look into those big beautiful brown eyes, that is all that really matters.
He has such a fantastic personality that he makes strangers fall in love with him with just one look. I am so proud that he is mine. We have to make him better.
I just need to find a way to make it through - financially and mentally. Financially, I am looking into getting help from the outside. I am trying to get the word out about Cletus and his unique diagnosis. It is hard to get people excited about open lipped schizencephaly when they can't even say it. I also set up a funding campaign at http://www.indegogo.com/ called "Find a Cure for Cletus". For the mental part, when I need to get out of the house (without Cletus), I will have to get a dog sitter (cheap dog sitter) to watch him for the hour or two I need to get away.
That's all for now, Cletus is ringing his bell to go outside...
I am Douglas Silber and I was the owner of Cletus, a bloodhound who is reported to be the 1st dog with open lipped schizencephaly (OLS). Even though he has the only reported case of OLS in a dog, he can't be the only one with the condition. This blog began with the purpose of following his life and to help educate about OLS in an animal. Cletus may no longer be by my side but I will continue to push for schizencephaly education and awareness... in the name and memory of Cletus the Bloodhound.
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