We'd let him take short, escorted field trips into the front yard. Because of his deafness, he was at high risk to get injured by the number one cause of death for deaf animals... cars.
So we never let him outside escorted. And we were always within reach.
Taken the week before our move to California, in Savannah, Georgia.
No. We tried. He hated it. He'd just sit completely still. A sad look on his face. So we took it off him.
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"One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality as an even greater illusion than the world of dreams." ~ Salvador Dali
I think I answered this, if I did, sorry for the redundancy, if not. Chalk it up to my intermittent relationship with sleep of late...
He spend very little time in the sun. I had special windows put in my home (triple pane, gas filled and 100% UV protectant). I have a rare-art collection and this killed two birds with one stone. He was protected and so was my artwork.
Once these windows were in place, he'd sleep for hours in the morning sun, but before that we usually kept the binds pulled.
He never got sunburn, never once. Like in this photo, it was late evening and the sun was behind the trees.
The only heavy exposure he ever got was long trips in the car. But even then our cars always have UV tint. I prefer leather seats and the sun will destroy them quickly where I have lived.
So I think he would have developed this (which is a more rare type of sun-induced cancer than the more typical squamous cell) anyway. I've seen too much evidence over the years, in my family and in others through my work in hospitals, to discount that genetics are far more powerful than we can imagine. And for most everyone, your death is programmed in your cells before you are born.
Accidents and advances in medicine are the random variables which I think helps mask the unavoidable truth of this.
Anyway. Thanks again. You have been truly wonderful in your support. I sincerely appreciate all you have said and shared.
Best regards,
J.
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How much time exactly did he spend outdoors in the sun?
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"As the water gets warmer my iceberg gets smaller..." Marooned by Wire
Love this shot.
He hated it.
He'd just sit completely still. A sad look on his face.
So we took it off him.
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"One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality as an even greater illusion than the world of dreams." ~ Salvador Dali
Chalk it up to my intermittent relationship with sleep of late...
He spend very little time in the sun. I had special windows put in my home (triple pane, gas filled and 100% UV protectant).
I have a rare-art collection and this killed two birds with one stone. He was protected and so was my artwork.
Once these windows were in place, he'd sleep for hours in the morning sun, but before that we usually kept the binds pulled.
He never got sunburn, never once. Like in this photo, it was late evening and the sun was behind the trees.
The only heavy exposure he ever got was long trips in the car. But even then our cars always have UV tint. I prefer leather seats and the sun will destroy them quickly where I have lived.
So I think he would have developed this (which is a more rare type of sun-induced cancer than the more typical squamous cell) anyway. I've seen too much evidence over the years, in my family and in others through my work in hospitals, to discount that genetics are far more powerful than we can imagine. And for most everyone, your death is programmed in your cells before you are born.
Accidents and advances in medicine are the random variables which I think helps mask the unavoidable truth of this.
Anyway. Thanks again. You have been truly wonderful in your support. I sincerely appreciate all you have said and shared.
Best regards,
J.
--
"One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality as an even greater illusion than the world of dreams." ~ Salvador Dali
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Even when you win the rat race, you're still a rat-Joan Collins
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