My Larry Pup

Not all the news in our family this week is about my biological babies, I also want to share about my firstborn, my Larry pup. I LOVE my dog Larry! He will be 9 years old this spring and I've been in denial that for him, that means he's in his early senior years. He has always been young and spry in his behavior and appearance. But, sadly he is experiencing his first senior health condition. Larry has been diagnosed with Horner's syndrome, which is also a condition that humans can have. It's a nerve condition in his face and similar in a way to Bell's palsy. His lip is sagging and he can't close his right eye, it looks like he's had a stroke. The eye condition means he needs eye drops throughout the day and his eye gets gunky and the sagging lip makes him excessively drooly. Thankfully there is hope that he could be back to normal within 4 months, but i just wish I could know how/why this happened to prevent it from happening again. Having to wipe his eyes and face has just confirmed to me how much I love him and how much he means to our family because I haven't minded it a bit. We love you Larry! Here's a pic of his affected side, it's not super clear, but you can see the sagging.