25 April 2016

Spirou


French Bulldogs melt my heart.  This is Spirou, he's 4 years old and lives in Gorbio. 

Unfortunately he has leishmaniosis, but with regular treatment he will continue to live a normal life, albeit sometimes with a bit of weakness. For anyone that doesn't know, leishmaniosis is caused by a bite from a phlebetome (a type of tiny mosquito) that puts parasites into the blood. There is no cure, but with drugs it is kept in remission.

Isn't he adorable!

3 comments:

lady jicky said...

Oh the poor little guy!
I had to google and I believe leishmaniosis has been found in Northern Territory of Australia!
I do hope they have gotten rid of it !
I am so glad there is medicine for Spirou ..... I was reading about it and its shocking disease!!!

William Kendall said...

They do look like real characters, don't they?

Petrea Burchard said...

I'm glad there's treatment for Spirou. He's a sweetie.

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