Personal Narrative: Shar-Pei Fever

It all began in the Fall of 2012, my dog, Wrinkles got sick and though she got sick a few times per year,but this seemed different. I never understood why her breed of dog had such a tendency of getting sick with what is currently known as “Shar-Pei fever,” but after a little bit of researcth I realized it was bound to happen to her, and any dog of the Shar-Pei breed we could have adopted after her. Veterinarians had no idea how to cure or even how to fight the disease, and at this point in her life, it meant certain death. Once I found this out, it felt as though my life was over. I still had hope that she would be cured and go back to the playful pup she was just months earlier. We had to have gone to a million veterinarian check-ups and each time we went, it seemed like they were trying a new drug that wasn’t even meant for dogs. …show more content…
All I could do was sit and pet her, occasionally she would attempt to stand up and inevitably tumble down the stairs due to the lack of strength she had in her legs. After a few falls down the stairs, my Dad couldn’t stand it anymore, whenever he saw her struggling to get up and walk downstairs, he would hastily walk over, pick her up and carry her down the stairs. I can remember the sheepish, somewhat saddened look she had on her face every time she was being carried down the stairs. It was as if she knew what was happening to her and was speculating what was at the end of the road. It made it impossible for me to focus in school, all I could do was think of her and what would transpire in the