At about 07h30 this morning, Tosca started having an epileptic seizure. At 08h00, Tracy brought her to the animal doctor, and the vet said unless a dog has 3 seizures or more per month, there is little concern. The vet also confirmed that Tosca is pregnant, and we'll probably have two puppies.
Chris, a new friend of Tracy's from her seminar, came for dinner tonight. During our nice conversation, Tosca had another seizure. After Chris left and we were cleaning the kitchen, it happened again. We realized that this is becoming a real problem.
We looked it up on the internet and found that some breeds of lactating dogs are prone to seizures, Border Collies among them. So, we called the vet who said that Tosca should be spayed soon, to bring an end to the seizures. Hmmm, we can't make that kind of decision: she's not our dog.
Johan has been our contact for house-related matters since January, but he's in Europe visiting with his parents, the owner's of our Stellenbosch home. What to do? We called our pastor who had Johan's sister's phone number. We called Tilane who talked to her parents (probably via cell phone) and obtained their permission to follow the vet's recommendation. So, Tosca will be spayed early tomorrow morning.
In the middle of all this, I watched the second semifinal in the Confederations Cup. South Africa narrowly lost 1-0 to Brazil, whose only goal came in the 88th minute off a free kick. The game was absolutely brilliant, and for a while I thought we might have the second consecutive semifinals upset. South Africa played with so much heart and determination: it was inspiring. But, their victory wasn't to be, and now USA plays Brazil in Sunday's final.
--Matt