Sammy 11-329

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Please welcome Sammy to the RAGOM family. Sammy is a beautiful senior gal who needed more attention and care than her family could provide. But now, she’s in the loving hands of her new RAGOM foster family and learning to love life again.

Sammy is 9 years old and is a very gentle, loving girl. She’s got a light golden coat and her face is all white which is quite endearing. Her only physical problem at the moment is that she has a round cell tumor on her hip that is open and was badly infected and needed treatment. She has been with us 3 weeks now and has been on antibiotics for several weeks to control her infection. We will be scheduling her surgery to have the tumor removed soon. Luckily, Sammy’s tumor should be easy to remove and not cause her trouble down the road.

We have discovered that Sammy loves to swim more than anything else in the world. She doesn’t particularly like to fetch a ball on land, but throw that ball into the water and you’ll have a retriever for hours on end! Despite her age, she is quite happy to run and play. She is a bit gangly with long legs that splay out in all directions when she runs…much like a young uncoordinated puppy. But, we chalk this up to her long legs and huge paws and the exuberance at having all that field to run in….finally!

She loves her food and has been a very polite gal in the house. She’s not a destructive girl with her toys. But, she’s learning how to play with her new foster sister and her foster humans….more on this wonderful gal later!

At a Glance #11-329

Golden Retriever Born: August 2002
Female 85 lbs

Status: Adopted

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Please welcome Sammy to the RAGOM family. Sammy is a beautiful senior gal who needed more attention and care than her family could provide. But now, she’s in the loving hands of her new RAGOM foster family and learning to love life again.

Sammy is 9 years old and is a very gentle, loving girl. She’s got a light golden coat and her face is all white which is quite endearing. Her only physical problem at the moment is that she has a round cell tumor on her hip that is open and was badly infected and needed treatment. She has been with us 3 weeks now and has been on antibiotics for several weeks to control her infection. We will be scheduling her surgery to have the tumor removed soon. Luckily, Sammy’s tumor should be easy to remove and not cause her trouble down the road.

We have discovered that Sammy loves to swim more than anything else in the world. She doesn’t particularly like to fetch a ball on land, but throw that ball into the water and you’ll have a retriever for hours on end! Despite her age, she is quite happy to run and play. She is a bit gangly with long legs that splay out in all directions when she runs…much like a young uncoordinated puppy. But, we chalk this up to her long legs and huge paws and the exuberance at having all that field to run in….finally!

She loves her food and has been a very polite gal in the house. She’s not a destructive girl with her toys. But, she’s learning how to play with her new foster sister and her foster humans….more on this wonderful gal later!

Updates

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

It has been a long time since we updated Sammy’s page.  A lot has happened with this beautiful senior gal since last time.

First, Sammy’s growth on her leg was evaluated and determined to be a cancerous tumor.  Because it was so incredibly infected, she was put on 2 weeks of antibiotics to clear her infection before it could be removed.  Once her infection cleared, she was scheduled for her surgery.  Her surgery went fine but poor Sammy came out with a 6-inch long incision with a drain put in to drain fluid build-up while it healed.  Unfortunately for us, the location of her wound made it impossible to bandage as no bandage will remain in place on that part of her leg.  So, she came home a real bleeding mess.  We made her a bed of towels and blankets in the laundry room on the tile floor so that she had a place to lay that could be cleaned easily - we were gonna need to do some cleaning after this!

My son drove in the back seat with Sammy on the way home, reassuring her and helping to keep her from licking her ouchie.  Once we got home, we spent the first 2 days sitting on the floor with her, petting her and making her feel better.  She was very sore and stiff the first couple of days.  My son was even found in the room, with Sammy’s head on his lap,  reading to her from his favorite book that first night.  Boy, that will sure melt a mother’s heart!

Weeks have since passed and despite Sammy’s early help with pulling out her own stitches and staples, she has healed nicely and is in perfect shape.  But, the best news for Sammy is that she found a new family - her foster family.  We have decided to permanently add her to our family and she fits in perfectly.

Please enjoy some new-er pictures of Sammy and wish her well as she lives out the rest of her days as a happy, RAGOM girl.