[Vision2020] [WhitmanHumane] Buddy the shelter dog

[Stephanie Kalasz]

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From: <gwen at pullman.com>
To: <WhitmanHumane at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <WCHS at Pullman-Wa.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:17 AM
Subject: [WhitmanHumane] Buddy the shelter dog


>
> As most of you know, we (WCHS) have had a mature (17+years) yellow lab

> living at the shelter as a "mascot". Buddy has been with us for about 
> 2 years and because of the WSU vet school and the dedicated, caring 
> shelter staff, he has lived out a pretty good retirement at the 
> shelter. He was never adopted because of his medical issues and age.
>
> Recently, his condition has changed and he is not doing well in the 
> shelter environment. He requires a lot of care, more attention & TLC, 
> and a care taker who is around most of the day (and night). This just 
> can not be provided at the shelter.
>
> He has been examined by Dr. Liz Davies (our shelter veterinarian) and 
> has been under constant observation at her clinic the past few days. 
> She feels that if he is placed in an appropriate foster home, he can 
> live out the rest of his days with a better quality of life.
>
> The care required of Buddy would be like caring for a geriatric 
> person. He has some rear end weakness and does require assistance to 
> walk at times (a towel is slung under his belly and he is supported 
> while he walks). He is eating and drinking normally. His bathroom 
> habits can be controlled if he is taken outside frequently enough. He 
> is on some daily medications for joint stiffness, pain and heart 
> issues.
>
> Dr. Davies estimates that Buddy could have a good quality of life for 
> the next  6 months to a year.. but that is an educated guess... we 
> didn't think he'd live this long when we took him under our wing two 
> years ago.
>
> This is a plea to see if we can find Buddy a stay-at-home foster 
> parent where he can live out the rest of his days. If you know of 
> anyone with the time, commitment, home environment, and big heart to 
> take on this ole man... please contact Teresa at the Shelter 
> (332-3422).
>
> It may be his time to move to the big shelter in the sky... but we 
> thought we'd give finding a foster one last try.
>
> Thank you,
> Gwen Anderson
> Vice President - Shelter Operations
>
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