By 3pm today, Dune was remarkably better. The vet says he probably had a fever (and his temp was at the low end of a fever) and we have no idea what caused it. He's back to what he was like a few days ago.
We had a long talk with the vet, and we all agreed that he won't be able to last another winter for sure, but we'll have to see how he is from day to day, week to week. We have some medication for his arthritis (basically aspirin). Hopefully that'll help his mobility.
Regardless, it was a pretty tough day; I spent most of it ready for the necessity to put Dune down. Dune has lost 8 pounds in the last year, and much of that, probably, in the last couple months since he just can't run any more. The vet says his muscles have started to atrophy and will continue to do so. We realize, with sadness, that it's only a matter of time, but we're hoping that time will be the rest of the summer.
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