Update
“We got Bobo’s Halo yesterday! Thank you so much! It is something new to him, so he’s going through the ‘getting used to it’ stage. This is really going to be a BIG help to both him and I when we move and he has to learn new ‘paths’. Thank you again! ”
Gregory E.
Backstory 6-28-16
“Bobo came into our lives the beginning of the summer of 2006. My Dad had passed away 3 days before his 84th birthday in January of 2006. A friend of the family came by my Mom’s house that summer and had Bobo with her and asked my Mom if she wanted Bobo. Of course my Mom, being the animal lover that we all were, said yes.
The friend said Bobo was about 2 years old and had been born blind. We all fell in love with Bobo. At that time I had attributed Mom’s forgetfulness to her age, but watching her get worse, I decided to take her to a neurologist who diagnosed her with Alzheimer.
During the following years, I had became my Mom’s caregiver and during this time her biggest worry was what would happen to Bobo when she was gone. I reassured her Bobo would come live with myself and Miley, my pug/chihuahua mix little girl.
Mom’s disease worsened, and in August of 2015 she developed blood poisoning and was hospitalized. Her Alzheimer had worsened to the point she had almost quit eating and thus, lost so much weight. During her hospitalization, I would bring Bobo and Miley to see her and she just was so happy to see them…more so than me, I think!
Mom passed away on September 19, 2015 (this is so hard writing/reliving). I am sure Bobo went through a depression period, but has adjusted well. Me, not so much. I still see a therapist about the loss of Mom. But Bobo and Miley are my life now.
Bobo does ok, as long as nothing is moved out of place. But where I have been renting has been sold, so now we are moving, and he will have to learn again. He bumps into things, and that part does not worry me much…he’s got a hard head! What does worry me is his bumping his eyes.
I made a promise to Mom I would take care of him for the rest of his life, and I intend on doing so. I have already made arrangements for him, and Miley to go live with my sister should something happen to me, as I have health issues myself. I want Bobo to grow old and be added healthy as possible. I know that smaller pets can live a very long time. I had one of my fidos and one of my kitty’s live over 19 years.”
Gregory E.
