Goldie 18-015
At a Glance #18-015
| Golden Retriever | Born: February 2009 |
| Female | 70 lbs |
Status: Adopted
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Monday, March 19, 2018
Goldie has just found her perfect forever home! Her new family is a couple who are retired and so she will rarely be left alone. They have adopted from RAGOM before and loved their previous golden to the end of her life. Goldie will be getting walks and LOTS of love and attention. Her new family has missed having a sweet golden spirit in the house. Goldie will fill the house with her tail wags and requests for belly rubs. Happy golden life to you sweet Goldie!
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Goldie has had some medical appointments since her last update. Yesterday she had her teeth cleaned and one tooth pulled. The tooth had been covered with tarter and was cracked. She did great and everyone at the vet fell in love with her. She will be on antibiotics and a pain killer for a while. Last night she is subdued, but was happy to get to eat. She will be having soft food for the next two weeks while her tooth extraction heals.
Goldie also got lucky and saw an ophthalmologist last week. Normally there is a two month wait to get in, but the snow storm caused some appointments to cancel so we got in. I was concerned as Goldie's eyes were slightly inflamed and reminded me one of my previous goldens, who eventually went blind. It was really lucky that she was evaluated at this time. She has a genetic disease called pigmentary uveitis which is found in golden retrievers. Left untreated it can cause blindness. She is now getting prednisone eye drops twice a day and will need these for the rest of her life. She will need to be monitored going forward, but the odds are good that the drops will keep the condition from progressing. The cost of the eye drops could be about $500 yearly, so this is a cost that the adopting family will need to be ready to handle.
Goldie's urinary tract infection is gone and her kidney readings have improved, so that is also good news. As long as the kidney values don't get worse, she should be fine. She has also lost a couple of pounds due to increased activity, so I am going to increase her food a bit. She will be super happy about that. Goldie has had a lot of medical activity since she came to RAGOM. It goes to show how important vet care is. When I first saw her there was no indication that she had a broken tooth, urinary infection and genetic eye disease. She is a lucky girl to be with RAGOM and anyone who adopts her will be super lucky as well!
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Goldie has been to the vet and we discovered that she has a urinary tract infection. She showed no symptoms of it, so we don't know how long she has had it. She will be taking antibiotics to treat it. Her blood work also shows some elevated kidney readings. It may be an indication of early kidney damage. She will need to be tested again in about three months to see if the readings change.
As she you can see by the photo, Goldie is settling in nicely and feels relaxed in her foster home. She is also showing a bit more of her personality. I caught her drinking out of the toilet (even though there was a clean bowl of water about two feet away). Toilet cover closed from now on. She pulled a couple of chunks out of a foam dog bed after flipping it up in the air while I was away from home. Last but not least, I left a pair of sweat pants on my bed. When I came home I discovered that Goldie had eaten the crotch out of them. Clothes in the closet form now on. She is a really good dog, but just testing her new environment.
We have made a couple of car rides together and she behaves nicely. My rule is that she has to ride in the back seat, but she would really rather ride with her head in my lap. This girl is a real love bug. She is sweet, and adorable. She will make a wonderful addition to some lucky family.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Goldie is very food focused as she is on a diet right now. When I let her outside she goes past the dog food containers. When she comes back inside she sits by the container, puts her feet on my stomach and keeps me from going back into the kitchen. It is very cute (but does not get her more food...). She loves green beans and many types of fruit for snacks. She also loves going for walks, so that will help in her weight loss program. She pulls a bit on the leash and has used a gentle leader in the past.
She gets along well with my two resident dogs. She and my female Zoey have become sisters in crime. I had left some frozen green beans on the counter. Goldie is tall enough to reach the counter and pulled the beans on the floor. Zoey was thrilled with her new sister's skill, and they both enjoyed cleaning up the food on the floor!
Goldie loves to be touched and petted. At night she sleeps on my bed close to me. An ideal home for this girl would be one where she has company for most of the day. While she can be left alone without fear of her doing any damage, she came to RAGOM in search of a home where she would not be left alone for too much time. She loves human companionship. She ideally would get a daily walk or similar activity. If you are retired or work from home, Goldie would be a great addition to your home!
