Well Madison has made a full recovery. She is walking as she did before. She has a good appetite and is eliminating well. Even her bright eyes and smile are back.
We are so relieved. We do know that Madison is 15 and this is likely to happen again and next time we may not be so lucky. In the meantime we will shower her with everything her little heart desires. She will get lots of treats and extra attention. It is not often we get a second chance with our senior dogs.
We adopted Madison 10 years ago from the Animal Rescue Foundation in Calgary. Madison was a typical reserve dog – the type that ARF rescues. She had been rescued once from the reserve and spent some time with a family. They had a 12 year old boy who tormented her and she did not like men. Angela from ARF was overjoyed when I called and said we were looking for a dog and that there were no men in our house. It seemed that Madison was a perfect fit. We had her over for a sleep over and all went well so we adopted her.
July 7, 2008 at 9:17 am
Maddie began our association with ARF, Kirby followed quickly, then foster dogs Cash, Jessie, the Heeler rats (8, then mercifully 4, 8 week old puppies, Maggie, Rylea, Callie and my Zoe-it broke my heart to let her go),Sunny, and Cooper. I don’t think I’ve forgotten anyone. Madison came for a sleepover and never went back to her foster home, Kirby was supposed to be a foster (as if), Chris adored Sunny, a feral dog, and I lost my heart twice, to Zoe the wonder-puppy and to Cooper, who was a statue while in the house, rarely leaving his wicker bed, never making a sound. That all changed when he got to the park. Cooper was a stick MANIAC. He was so very cool.
Great organization, ARF. Wonderful dogs.
July 7, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Wow so glad Kerby is better, and sounds like you guys have been blessed with many great dogs, how do you afford the vet bills though thats the only thing that makes it hard for me.