09/02/2023
3 years ago Ollie hit adolescence and began having cluster seizures, and was diagnosed with Epilepsy. We were told that most dogs in similar situations don’t make it more than a handful of months. But Ollie was undeterred.
He went on living, breaking through fences, pulling Ryan on his longboard, seeing the country and living a full life for many more years.
His seizures continued and we got better at managing them, but no combination of drugs entirely got rid of them. But this didn’t seem to bother him much.
It’s easy to get caught up in the what-ifs… what if we tried another medicine? What if we held out longer? What if he was allergic to something we’d missed? What if, what if, what if…
But I’m trying to focus on what did happen. On how many nights we stayed up with him when he’d have a cluster episode. The memories of taking him across the country, twice! How he became a TikTok star and got brand deals that sweetened his and his siblings lives. How stubbornly headstrong he was, and how, when he wanted to tear our fence apart and take himself on a run, he did.
He lived fast and died young, never regretting a thing and living a life full of adventure, love and gratitude. We were so lucky to have him and I can only hope that he felt our love and how much we tried to make his life as rich as we could. We’ll miss you everyday❤️