Update on Jack Sprat

A little update on Jack Sprat. I realized that I haven’t had any posts on my blog in a while, and that the current post has to do with Jack having SM. Things are going OK with him. We thought that we were going to have to put him down shortly after he was diagnosed, but the drugs the doctors put him on took effect after a few days, and he’s been able to lead a somewhat normal life. We are lucky that we live near UC Davis, which has one of the best vet programs in the world, and Jack has a doctor there who is watching his case. Unfortunately, the long term prognosis is not good – the disease is degenerative, and eventually he will get to the point where his quality of life is not worth keeping him around for. For now, he has a good life: he loves going hiking, and a Westy named Sydney moved in down the hall, so he plays with her whenever she’s around, and also his BFF Oliver when comes over from time to time.