Otto, weak and thin, spends the first few days just lying around. He gets his medicine (sporanox solution) a squirt in the mouth every day. This people medicine seemed to creep up in price every month. Otto started out with his own prescription card with Walgreens. It said Otto dog Hays on it but after the first month, Walgreens no longer would accept it. The bottle of sporanox lasted for one month, started around $100.00 and creeped over $200 a bottle by the time Otto was done taking it. Otto was on the medicine for over 6 months. The first week was the hardest, not sure if the medicine would destroy the spores inside him before the spores destroyed him. But, as we all know, Otto is a fighter and now he is a survivor.
Otto actually grew to be a better, more behaved dog following this illness. Whenever I would go out anywhere, I would have to put Otto into his extra large cage. This continued for quite a few months, but eventually, he was allowed the freedom of the house, which he still has today.
Yes, Otto, now a survivor of Blastomytosis, did not return to his home in Chicago with Kyle and Leah. Nick, my first grandchild came along, and there was just a lot going on in their condo. Besides, Otto had grown used to being with his two best friends Bo and Bandit and has become part of the family here in Wisconsin.
Oh, I don't want anyone to think that Otto is the best behaved dog on the planet..oh no far from it, there are more stories to tell about the trouble Otto gets into and overall he has been an interesting addtion to the family. Otto had been through a lot in two short years and it is not known if the Blasto will effect his longivity or will cause any other future problems. For right now, Otto has put his paw prints on my heart and all around the house, his unique personality keeps all of us on our toes.
