Hi everyone! Since my mom can’t seem to get her act together long enough to write an update, I thought I better write one tonight for her. Maybe she will take the hint then and try to write her own one of these days!
Anyways, I sure have been given a new idea of life as a dog. You see, a couple of months ago, I had a pretty restricted view of the world. Now I get to see and experience so many things each day that I just can’t believe it. In the last two months, I have been wading and splashing in lakes, running free in grassy areas, learning how to play tug with my foster brother, pouncing on balls, sprawling out on the bed with foster mom when she takes a nap, and hiking through the northern Minnesota woods while on vacation. Life is good! Here comes foster mom…apparently I have inspired her to write about me now!
Lacey has continued to win over our hearts in this house. I cannot even begin to say what a true sweetheart she is. Lacey really enjoys running outside in an open area. She holds her tail high and can run like the wind! She loves playing tag with our resident dog and surprises him by outrunning him and tackling him at times. On the other hand, Lacey can be completely laid-back, low-key and just loves life. Lacey has met both male and female dogs similar in size, and gets along well with all of them.
Unfortunately, it seems that medically we still don’t have all the answers we want. Lacey is so much stronger than she was 4 weeks ago. Her endurance has improved, she can walk for more than a mile at a very fast rate, runs and plays for just as long as our resident dog and does not limp or favor her one rear leg nearly as much as she used to. Lacey was put on a 2-week med trial of an anti-inflammatory medication called Rimadyl. However, after about 12 days on the medication, she was having multiple accidents (urine) in the house when she had been previously house trained. During the same time, Lacey began panting and pacing a lot around the house, especially at night as well. Blood work and a urine sample indicated no kidney or liver concerns and there was no urinary tract infection. So, it is all a bit of a mystery right now if something medically is going on, if and when Lacey has pain, and what may be done yet to address her hip and possible ACL issues. Some of the issues may be behavioral or could be even related to her being in discomfort from something. These are all issues that we are still working on figuring out. We really feel that the accidents, panting and pacing are related to the medication she tried, but we need a couple more weeks to be sure. Lacey has had quite a bit of medical care since she was brought into RAGOM’s care 2 months ago. Without the many generous people to help support RAGOM, this care would not be possible. Lacey (and us) thanks each and every amazing RAGOM volunteer for all they do each day! If you would like to help ensure this continues, please consider sponsoring Lacey or any other dog that may tug at your heart. Every bit helps and is greatly appreciated!