He's not doing well, my mother and Reinhold are really concerned. He seemed to be lethargic today and didn't want to eat, and seemed to be too exhausted to walk. Maybe it's only because he played with a ball yesterday, and that he's just too old for these kind of games. But he also threw up his food this morning. Now they fear that whatever has enlarged his spleen gland (most likely a tumor) has returned.

When I saw him later today, he was already doing better. But it could be that this is the beginning of the "ups and downs" the vet has foreseen (as only a couple of days ago, he wasn't doing too well either), half a year ago. In fact, he wouldn't have thought that Rocky would still be around this summer. He surprised us all by recovering so well, and we're just not ready...

Rocky this afternoon:






And here's little Emma. Even though she has grown a lot already (just look at her long legs! ), she's still a baby, and needs him around. She adores him, and copies everything he does. He just cannot leave her alone!






Please keep this big boy in your thoughts!

Kirsten