Lola 11-430

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Sponsored by:

“In memory of Judy Lilledahl”

A portion of Lola's medical care was paid for by a generous grant from the Golden Retriever Foundation's April Fund

December 27, 2011

Lucky little Lola joined our RAGOM family on December 22nd, just in the nick of time to ask Santa for a present. If she asked Santa for someone to take care of her, I have to say Santa granted her wish, and none too soon. Lola is a very sweet, petite, 55 pound, 3 year old pure bred female Golden Retriever. She is a medium brown in color and is smaller in size. She is not spayed and is now up to date on vaccines other than one booster needed in a couple of weeks. Lola has had a very eventful week. She and a 4 month old puppy were found by a Good Samaritan running loose in southwestern Minnesota. The Good Samaritan took both dogs home hoping to find them both homes or their owner. She ended up surrendering Lola to RAGOM after a couple of days because Lola and the resident female dogs were not getting along. We suspect Lola was being protective of her pup who stayed with the GS. So far Lola has gotten along fine with all the dogs she's met. She also gets along fine with humans, loves to be petted and gives sweet kisses.

Lola's first stop as a RAGOM dog was at the vet for a routine exam, blood work to check for parasites/illness and vaccinations. Other than being underweight, having a poor quality coat, hearing a possible heart murmur, and pending lab results Lola was said to be in ok health. Because Lola needed to be picked up immediately from the GS, she caught a ride to Stone Mountain where she was placed in boarding while she waited for an available foster home.

All of our dogs have their routine medical exams and so waiting to hear on the lab work is normally just a formality, rarely do I give it a 2nd thought. Unfortunately for Lola the lab work results were anything but routine. Lola is heartworm positive. Lola has had her initial work up and we are optimistic for her future. X-rays did not show any heart or lung changes so the vet feels the worm load is low which is very good news for Lola. We will have the results of her blood work tomorrow and are hopeful those will be normal as well. HW can cause anemia and kidney damage so lab tests are done to make sure the HW has not caused problems already. The vet did hear a heart murmur again but does not feel it is related to the heartworm disease. We will need to do an ultrasound of her heart to make sure there are no issues. Lola will have the ultrasound before she begins her treatment. We have started Lola on antibiotics to prepare her for the start of her treatment. Heartworm treatment is painful and can cause deadly complications. Lola will need to be kept completely quiet during her treatment, usually 2 months or so. She will need to be crated or leashed 100% of the time and her only exercise will be leashed trips outside for potty breaks. Heartworm treatment is also expensive and is preventable with a monthly preventive medication. Lola will be unavailable until she completes her heartworm treatment. She is not available to meet any applicants at this time.

Please help Lola's Christmas wish come true by considering a sponsorship in her name or by donating to her care. I know she asked Santa for someone to care for her. So far her wish has come true, let's make it a real Christmas miracle for lucky little Lola. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Lola would like to express her heartfelt thanks to her sponsor for the donation in memory of Judy Lilledahl. It is because of people like Judy Lilledahl that RAGOM is able to help dogs like Lola. Donations have helped RAGOM save more than 430 dogs in 2011 alone!! Thank you for your generous donation.

At a Glance #11-430

Golden Retriever Born: December 2008
Female 45 lbs

Status: Adopted

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Sponsored by:

“In memory of Judy Lilledahl”

A portion of Lola's medical care was paid for by a generous grant from the Golden Retriever Foundation's April Fund

December 27, 2011

Lucky little Lola joined our RAGOM family on December 22nd, just in the nick of time to ask Santa for a present. If she asked Santa for someone to take care of her, I have to say Santa granted her wish, and none too soon. Lola is a very sweet, petite, 55 pound, 3 year old pure bred female Golden Retriever. She is a medium brown in color and is smaller in size. She is not spayed and is now up to date on vaccines other than one booster needed in a couple of weeks. Lola has had a very eventful week. She and a 4 month old puppy were found by a Good Samaritan running loose in southwestern Minnesota. The Good Samaritan took both dogs home hoping to find them both homes or their owner. She ended up surrendering Lola to RAGOM after a couple of days because Lola and the resident female dogs were not getting along. We suspect Lola was being protective of her pup who stayed with the GS. So far Lola has gotten along fine with all the dogs she's met. She also gets along fine with humans, loves to be petted and gives sweet kisses.

Lola's first stop as a RAGOM dog was at the vet for a routine exam, blood work to check for parasites/illness and vaccinations. Other than being underweight, having a poor quality coat, hearing a possible heart murmur, and pending lab results Lola was said to be in ok health. Because Lola needed to be picked up immediately from the GS, she caught a ride to Stone Mountain where she was placed in boarding while she waited for an available foster home.

All of our dogs have their routine medical exams and so waiting to hear on the lab work is normally just a formality, rarely do I give it a 2nd thought. Unfortunately for Lola the lab work results were anything but routine. Lola is heartworm positive. Lola has had her initial work up and we are optimistic for her future. X-rays did not show any heart or lung changes so the vet feels the worm load is low which is very good news for Lola. We will have the results of her blood work tomorrow and are hopeful those will be normal as well. HW can cause anemia and kidney damage so lab tests are done to make sure the HW has not caused problems already. The vet did hear a heart murmur again but does not feel it is related to the heartworm disease. We will need to do an ultrasound of her heart to make sure there are no issues. Lola will have the ultrasound before she begins her treatment. We have started Lola on antibiotics to prepare her for the start of her treatment. Heartworm treatment is painful and can cause deadly complications. Lola will need to be kept completely quiet during her treatment, usually 2 months or so. She will need to be crated or leashed 100% of the time and her only exercise will be leashed trips outside for potty breaks. Heartworm treatment is also expensive and is preventable with a monthly preventive medication. Lola will be unavailable until she completes her heartworm treatment. She is not available to meet any applicants at this time.

Please help Lola's Christmas wish come true by considering a sponsorship in her name or by donating to her care. I know she asked Santa for someone to care for her. So far her wish has come true, let's make it a real Christmas miracle for lucky little Lola. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Lola would like to express her heartfelt thanks to her sponsor for the donation in memory of Judy Lilledahl. It is because of people like Judy Lilledahl that RAGOM is able to help dogs like Lola. Donations have helped RAGOM save more than 430 dogs in 2011 alone!! Thank you for your generous donation.

Updates

Monday, May 14, 2012

Hi! This is Lola’s FM J Lola is doing well after enduring two shots for her 2nd heartworm treatment. About two weeks ago, she was a bit sedate, but there were no complications. Now all that is behind her and she has more energy now, though she is in heat. Though she would love to just hang outside, she goes out to do her business and gets a few minutes to hang. I just want to make sure she makes it through this heartworm treatment with no issues and she can go on to her furever home! I do take her on short walks later in the evening to stretch her legs and get some fresh air.

I know this is not the best picture, but I had to show how close she wants to be to her humans. I literally wake up sometimes to her nose touching my nose. Her new family’s daughters are sure going to love that!

Monday, March 12, 2012

Hi everyone! It’s me, Lola. I want you to know that in general I am doing great! I have been keeping busy cooking and cleaning for the family, but to tell you the truth, I don’t think I’m cut out to be the provider. It’s only been a few weeks and I’m getting a little tired of fixing breakfast, lunch, dinner and all the snacks in between. Seriously, do these kids ever stop eating? I’ve been trying to talk FM into getting them some cheerios or goldfish (the crackers of course, not the animals) or something they can nibble on when I need a break, but no such luck. I know all you parents out there are with me when I tell you sometimes I’ve just had enough and it’s time to get up and walk away regardless of whether or not the puppies think they are done. FM says it looks a little unseemly for me to be walking around with babies hanging off my belly (they hold on pretty tight!), but I don’t worry about it because before too long gravity does its job and they pop right off. Check out this video of one of our snack times!


Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Momma Lola is doing great! She takes such good care of her pups, keeping them clean, fed and warm.

Soon they will be ready for mush and that will ease the workload a little bit and let her body start to recover. Hard to believe she can do so much, and still be such a sweet and loving girl! In fact, FM is wondering how Lola can have a significant disease (heartworm), deliver four puppies, take ongoing care of three of them, and have energy to stay awake (let alone be active) all while looking darling!

Us two-leggers get tired just thinking about it! You know it would be sweatpants, ponytails, pizza delivery, and non-stop sitcom reruns if it was us trying to do the same job!

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Hi everybody! It’s me, Lola, again! You know how there are two sides to every story? Well, the good news is, I beat FM to the computer (she is really busy for some reason) so you get to hear my side!

Here it goes… The truth is, we have a bit of a situation here. You know how sometimes you have a secret that no one else knows? And sometimes it is so special that you just want to keep it to yourself for a while and savor it because it seems like it will be the teensiest bit less special once the rest of the world is in on it. Well, when I came to RAGOM, I had a couple secrets like that. I didn’t share them with the RAGOM intake people, my transporters, my FM, the special family who fell in love with me, or any of the vets who got me ready for my heartworm treatment. I’m pretty good at keeping things on the down-low.

But, you know when you are trying to keep a secret, sometimes it slips out when you least expect it? Well that’s what happened here. A week or so ago in the early morning I was lounging on the couch, hanging with my FM, and my secrets just started popping out, one after the other. By the time I was done, FM knew the whole story! Then, instead of helping me keep things quiet, she immediately spilled the beans to anyone who would listen! That’s right, before the day was out, everyone seemed to know about Cupid, Valentino, Aimee, and Juliette. My four special secrets. My four beautiful puppies.

It’s hard to describe the look on FM’s face when she realized the squeaking wasn’t coming from me. Concerned. Puzzled? Stunned! Joyful awe. I think I heard her say “How did this happen?” but I didn’t answer because I’m pretty sure she can figure it out – and if not, Google is a good resource for that kind of stuff. To her credit, even if she was thinking it, she didn’t mention her couch.

What FM did mention, frequently over the next two days, was her worry about one of my puppies. I kept trying to comfort Cupid and help her nurse, but she only wanted to snuggle up against my warmth and rest. By the time we all went to the vet, I was so anxious about her that I kept carrying her around trying to find something, anything, that would ease her distress, even hiding her behind FM to see if that would help her feel better. After looking her over carefully the vet talked to the two-leggers who were with us. I didn’t understand too much, but he said something about issues that were “incompatible with life”. And then FM did something difficult, but so special I will never forget it. She told the vet to give sweet Cupid peace. After a little work, my baby girl snuggled up with me one more time and went to sleep taking my anxiety and worry with her. Please say a little prayer of thanks that my angel Cupid is flying high at the bridge and that she was blessed to be a RAGOM girl.

I would say that now you know the whole story (if you haven’t already heard it from FM – that one’s quite the talker, eh?), BUT for me, Valentino, Aimee and Juliette that’s just the beginning…

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the delay! Lola had her first treatment on the 24th and things went quite well. They said she was the perfect patient. J I actually thought something was wrong since she was acting quite normal (I thought she would be more sedate after viewing other RAGOM dog’s profiles that have been through the heartworm treatment). She came out the vet wagging her tail and all. I talked to the vet that first evening and she said that the effects may present themselves in a few days. Few days later, Lola was totally fine. I am following the doctor’s orders and limiting her activity. I am also glad to say that she has gained some weight (61 lbs now) and is still eating just fine. And loves her treats! She is sitting now without having a treat, I am so proud!

She is still quite the snuggle bug and has started sleeping on my bed (still hogging it though!). We have a few accidents in the house, so I bought some puppy pads. I am working with her to go outside and praising her tremendously for the times I witness. We had been going for consistent walks, but I have to limit her activity due to the treatment. I think she will be fine once that resumes.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Rebecca Orttel From the Kluz Family; Good luck with your medical treatment. We're so happy that you found RAGOM!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the delayed update! Lola is doing great. She is being the perfect houseguest. J We have been working on new commands, like lying down and stay. She gets better every day. She really likes the treats that come with it!

I had to reschedule the meeting with cats, but I think she had met some in her time with the SO, so I am sure she will be fine. We have been getting out on a lot of walks while Lola is able. We have not met a ton of dogs (it seems we are the only ones that brave the cold ;) ). She does get really excited though, so I think she would really enjoy a dog park sometime.

I let Lola sleep on my bed the other day. I thought I would see how it goes. At first, I didn’t think it would work because she wanted to be as close as possible, her nose literally touching my nose. But then she moved onto the other side and it seemed to work, but…she is a total bed hog! I woke up to find myself hugging the side of my bed and Lola stretched out comfortably. ;)

Lola begins her treatment on Tuesday. I am keeping my fingers crossed that all goes well and she is ready to be adopted in March.

Lola has a family visiting her this weekend, she is so excited!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Hello everyone!

This is Lola, I thought I would give the update this time ;) Things are going good for me, getting to know my surroundings and enjoying the nice weather. My FM is trying to keep me on a consistent schedule of a walk in the morning and a walk in the evening because I have had a couple more accidents when I am left for 8 hours. I am on a tie-out and tend to hang out by the sliding glass door, but am starting to wander around and enjoy chasing squirrels. I may do better at a house with a fenced-in yard, but would not say that it is required.

I still am quite the snuggler with my FM. I put my head in her lap as she watches TV and sometimes put my paw across her as if I am giving her a hug. We are still working on the crate, but I prefer the space by her bed. My FM laughs at me because I like to sleep in the tightest of spaces. She even got worried one morning because she didn’t see me at first since I was so hidden under the bed. But once she says my name, she can hear me because I wag my tail so hard! My FM taught me to sit the other day. I like to do it because every time I get a treat.

I got groomed this Saturday and they said I was the perfect guest. I was a little scared of the blowdryer, I mean who wouldn’t be, it is so loud! But the groomer said that I did quite well. They even put pretty purple and while bows on my ears and said I could come back for any RAGOM adoption event in the future. At least one stayed on for a whole 12 hours!

I went to Saturday’s volunteer event and people thought I was so pretty. I did very well with the other dogs, just a little scuffle, but my FM thought it was not because of me ;) I think in the next couple days, I am going to meet a neighbor that has a couple cats. I think I’ll do fine, but my FM just wants to see for any potential adopters of me.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Hello everyone! Lola has been in foster care since last Thursday and this is her FM’s first update, so bear with me J From the first day, Lola has been quite the snuggler. She wants to be as close as possible, even standing over me when I sit down to pet her. She follows me around to the point where I have almost stumbled on her, but at least I know where she is and that she is not getting into anything. She has had one accident since she has been in my home, but I am going to attribute that to being in a new surrounding.

She is not crate-trained, so we are slowing working on that. I placed a blanket next to my bed and she sleeps there for now. She is the most quiet dog. Sometimes, I wake up to check that she is breathing! And she does not currently know basic commands except come, so we are working on a few like sit and stay. She walks pretty well on a leash, but is a little distracted when squirrels come into play. I think all of this can be worked on with consistent obedience training either at home or through a training facility. From what I have seen so far, I think Lola would do best in a home as the only dog. She loves her humans and seeks their attention.

She will be going in on for her first heartworm treatment on Jan 24th. I am praying that all goes well for her. As has been mentioned on other dog’s pages who have gone through this treatment, Lola is another example of how important it is to give heartworm prevention. The treatment of heartworms is not without risk, is painful for the dog, and is also very expensive. We want to thank RAGOM for offering Lola a second chance at life and getting her the treatment she so desperately needs.