December 2016
A month and a half ago someone posted about a lost Samoyed, saying they were afraid someone picked him up and took him because his coat looked so bad. We offered to help, but it wasn’t necessary because a neighbor had picked him up, thinking he was a stray, and he made his way back home. Because we posted him on Facebook, a friend in North Dakota wrote to suggest he might have an endocrine problem. We sent them some links, and received another update; he is now being treated for Cushing’s disease and his coat is getting better. One of our previous rescue dogs, Scooter, is also being treated for Cushings successfully. Although it’s serious the treatment is better than it used to be. Scooter also had recent surgery for removal of bladder stones, of which he had 70. Because his vet is close to us, we kept Scooter here overnight so his family didn’t have to make two more lengthy trips. He’s still the cool dog he was when we had him the first two times, and he now has the family he always deserved to have. Here’s a picture we took at the picnic in September.
A while back we posted about Herbie, who came to us at 13 years old about six months ago. His health has improved remarkably, and he acts like he is so grateful to be living in a home now where he sleeps indoors. He is patient with our new boy and all the girls. We talked about whether we should put him under anesthesia at his age, but his health is enough better we are going to have some much-needed dental work done soon. While he’s out, the vet will also remove a growth on his eyelid that has been getting larger and might be rubbing his eye. We have been working on cleaning his ears, but he may need some help there, too. He loves the cold weather, and dozes out in the yard. Meanwhile, Princess continues to learn we can be trusted and now follows one of us around the house wherever we go. It has been a slow road, but incredibly rewarding.
Northwest Samoyed Rescue doesn’t sell a calendar, but there are two other Samoyed Rescue groups we recommend for the quality of theirs. MidAtlantic Samoyed Rescue and North Texas Samoyed Rescue both have excellent quality calendars that you’ll enjoy all year. More importantly, they are groups who absolutely deserve your money. Check out their calendars here (MASR) and here (NTSR).
And speaking of money, it’s the time of year many people make donations to their favorite charities. We have been fortunate over the years to have a large number of generous friends. Because of that, we’d like to propose you help two other rescues this year. They are the same two who have calendars, and both are run by volunteers who have been rescuing Sammies for years and years; both could use a little help right now. The best way to do that is to use PayPal to send something to MASR (click here) or NTSR (click here). Please contact Ron for their addresses if you would rather send a check. Thank you.
