LIVING UP TO HIS NAME....GUSTO IS REALLY GETTING MOTIVATED................................

After taking Gus for an exam, the vet confirmed our hunch....he's older than dirt. She said 12 yrs old was a good guess. She also found him to have pretty bad ear infections in both ears, and very "old man" hips and joints......but no cataracts and his teeth are actually pretty nice for a dog his age. She also said his lack of muscle tone indicates that he may have been owned by someone elderly that could not or just did not exercise him. However, as is the case with strays, you just don't really know their story. This guy swears that with the name Gus, he belongs to some old polish dude on the south side who's gonna' want him back as soon as I dump a few hundred bucks on his health care.

BUT GUS IS ON THE REBOUND........................
I have been aggressively treating the ear infections and they are clearing up real nice. We've got him on some supplements for joint health, and our vet gave us some samples of arthritis meds to get things moving along a little quicker. He's looking better every day.

With all the attention being paid to Gusto, Jack is feeling a little "left out of the loop", but he's being a good sport. This is the look I've been getting lately. Pretty pathetic. I keep telling him things will be back to normal soon.