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Jen treats beloved dog Norman like her child, friends say (Photo: Elle)

Poor Jennifer Aniston. It looks like she may be losing her dear Corgi-Terrier, Norman. The boy is 14, and apparently suffering from severe health problems related to digestion, according to an article in Screen India.

Jen is said to be terrified she could be losing him soon. She has another dog, a 3-year-old white German Shepherd named Dolly. But Norman has been with her through many of her relationship difficulties. (She got him after her breakup with Brad Pitt.) Last year he was rumored to “hate” then Jen-Man John Mayer. Apparently Jen listened to Norman’s counsel.

Here are some choice nuggets about Norman, gleaned from an article on Examiner.com.

Jen and Norman have been almost inseparable for years (Photo: Examiner.com)

• He is not a typical fluffy, foofy, puffy-wuffy celeb dog. He is as down to earth as she appears to be.

• He was to have some scenes in Marley & Me, but he ended up on the cutting room floor.

• To ease his older dog aches and pains, Jen takes him to get massages, acupuncture, and Reiki treatments.

• Earlier this year he ran away from their Malibu home and was rescued by none other than the omnipresent paparazzi.

A Monsters & Critics article this summer noted that Norman is a rather jealous dog. On the set of Marley & Me, he was allegedly kept away from most of the pooches Jen was shooting with because of his jealousy of them. (We’re not sure how he showed this jealousy. Did he turn green? Did he bark and growl? Did he write threatening letters?) It’s understandable that he’d be a bit protective of his person, especially since she’s known for going almost everywhere with him.

If Norman ends up in the promised land of slow cats and steak trees, it will be a hard transition for Jen. She’s gotten through many rough patches in her life. But Norman was at her side.

Norman and Jen, our thoughts are with you.