Realising that my dog is getting old

Laura is doing better and better. I got into a million arguements with various vets about suggested food, medication etc, until eventually it all made sense. But this happened after a lot of researching, a lot of dilemas and a lot of questioning my choices and my instinct. A spinal stroke (Fibrocartilaginous Embolism -FCE) can be misdiagnosed as an epileptic seisure or any other disease that has similar secondary symptoms, like vomiting, loss of bladder control etc. Spinal strokes are rare -they account for 1.25% of all strokes, and they can be very dangerous. I guess Laura was very lucky to survive and make a recovery, but I will keep believing that she survived it because she just would.
~Valia Orfanidou