 Buddy
Buddy is not your average German Shepherd. In fact, he's not a German Shepherd at all! Buddy is a poodle.
Buddy came to SCGSR through our vet. Somehow both of Buddy's hips got out of joint. His family wanted to euthanize him. Our vet got Buddy's hips back in place, but his owners came back a couple of weeks later to euthanize him again, his hips were out of joint again. We don't like to make guesses about what happened, we need to sleep at night.
Buddy's condition now required surgery, he had FHO surgeries on both hips and is recovering very well. His foster family adores him! Here is a note from his foster mom:
First of all, he is as pleasant a little thing as it is possible to be. He just wants to be with people and cuddle up next to you on the bed or the couch. He wags everything he's got when he greets you. He's just charming. He would be a great dog for an older person, but he also gets along with my big dogs. He is a quiet little lamb. The only noise he makes is when you leave him behind and he can't get up the stairs. His activity is increasing nicely. He has better control of his hind end than Hank did when we brought him home, and that makes sense. He had less damage in the sense that his hindquarters were better developed before he got hurt, so he should heal faster.
We visited Dr. T on Friday and had his sutures removed. Everything is healing well, and Dr. T was very happy with his progress. We got him a collar so we can walk him on the street. I took it slow in the yard the first few days to see how he'd do, but he's ready for adventures on the leash at this point. He also goes down a half flight of carpeted stairs well already...but not up. it is already visible that he is putting muscle back on his behind. He smells better after a shower.
He is still a fussy eater, so we are maintaining a gourmet kitchen for the little beast. Chicken is the best so far. We are trying to mix it with kibble. We bought a small sack of the van Patten chicken mix for little dogs. He won't touch it unless there's meat in it. He is pretty well housebroken. Dr. T described him as dependent, and I think that's true.
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