Athena 08-132 [1]

Athena is a 5 year old girl who made the trip up from Iowa yesterday. She and two other goldens were surrendered due to the owner's health issues. She puts no weight at all on her left rear leg. We have no vet records on her, so I took her in to be seen today.

The vet took x rays and said the problem is in her hip. It looks like she will need hip surgery. We are waiting for an orthopedic surgeon to look at the films. She is now on a pain relief medicine as well as an anti inflammatory. Both ears have a yeast infection, so she is getting ointment for that too. Other than hip and ears she appears to be in good health. She has lovely clean white teeth.

She is very friendly and easy to handle. Last night after her LONG trip up from Iowa she was very patient with me while I gave her a bath. She has growled at my resident dogs a couple of times, but who can blame her? She was just letting them know not to crowd her as she has a painful hip. She gets along with them just fine. I crated her last night and while she did not want to go in the crate, so was good all night long.

She weighs 70 lbs and is a lovely red color with curls! She loves attention and will be a great dog for someone who likes to pet!