Nope, Still Not Done.

Kilo’s birthday was last week, on the 25^th. One year old and still alive. However, I didn’t host a ‘we made it party’; we definitely have not ‘made it’. Kilo’s proven me wrong again. The mule has been ‘off’ lately; as in, behaving in a fashion that is beyond his normal bullheadedness. Wednesday night he convinced me something was wrong by suddenly attacking his best friend. Luckily I saw the problem before Kilo made contact but the whole ordeal was incredibly startling and scary. Chase and he have been disgustingly close, yet now every time Kilo even looks at Chase he becomes disgruntled and angry. The problem has become even more concerning since Kilo’s anger is not solely directed at other dogs, he’s begun having problems with other people. His transformation was so sudden and concerning that yesterday I drug mom, Kilo and I to the vet, wondering about a thyroid imbalance or some other illness. The vet took one look at us, pooh-poohed us and sent us home with a helpful ‘you need to train your dog.’ Mother called a local behaviorist who sent us back to the vet, asking for a thyroid panel. *Sigh* Today we once more journeyed to the vet’s office, had an entirely unpleasant experience, and then came home. Now, we wait a week until the results come in. And we worry. If this isn’t a hormonal imbalance or symptom of a disease then I have one very angry, unsociable dog on my hands. The worst part is that he isn’t predictable. I can’t tell why he suddenly got so angry at Chase. But things that used to bother or stress him out a little bit, are suddenly sending him over the edge. I’m not sure what I’ll do if this turns out to be behavioral, so as cruel as it might sound, I’m hoping to hear that he’s sick. If anybody knows anything about these kinds of problems please feel free to put a word in. I’ve listed Kilo’s ‘symptoms’ below, most are probably not related (or issues he’s had his whole life), but with everything that’s been going on I’ve been trying to think of anything I could that might give us a hint.

Problems: always itchy, ear problems, sometimes seems sore, temperamental (easily freaked out), digestive issues (gas, occasional diarrhea), lost 5 lbs.

And now we wait . . .