Gimli Tumps Over

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Got up this morning, opened the door. Ol' Gimli the pooch gets off his divan and wanders out. He gives a strong shivering shake, just as I reach down to pat his hind end, and his back end seems to fail, and he goes down in a way that would be comical if he weren't getting so on in years.

But, he picked himself up, drank a bunch of water, and ran off, apparently just fine. I attribute it to unreadiness while shaking, stiffness, possibly a leg "asleep," after a long night - until I see other evidence of problems. I'm in similar condition in the morning.

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