Ok, so I am well aware that it's been a while since I posted before today and I am dedicating this post to the rescue puppy from July/August. Since it's been so long, I'm going to post the nutshell version.
1) Rescue Pup's illness was - in fact - distemper. *100 brownie points to those of you who guessed it*
2) With the combined brain power of the clinic staff, he was dubbed Keller due to his lack of hearing.
3) Keller's hearing has fully returned.
4) He has also made a full recovery, having only had a total of four seizures during the neurological stage of the disease (I'll be posting a disease of the week from now on, starting with distemper).
5) For those of you wondering about his adoption, well, you're reading the words of his mother. (I know, I'm such a sucker)
6) Keller should continue to do well for the rest of his life, the only side effects of the virus being hyperkeratinization of his toe pads and nose - meaning they could become hard and crusty looking - and/or encephalitis as an geriatric dog.
It was a long and expensive road to get him here, but I don't regret it one bit. Keller and Drover - my corgi - are best buddies and now that he's healthy and completely out of the woods we are all settling into life as a menagerie. I find that it just goes to show that while one may make a decision out of anger, it will always have the potential to reap astounding rewards.
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