Tangent is on the scene!
Preparing for the new arrival
Safe and sound arrival in MD. I met the transport at 2:30 AM at a Hagerstown shopping plaza Saturday morning.
Meeting Triepak, getting a chicken bit for being a gentleman, and treats for everyone for being good Laika ambassadors.
Riding shotgun on the way to the park
Park Bench! Tuli is hard to impress (check out her face!), but she showed great restraint.
TIny dog in a BIG bed.
Tuckered out old man
Safe and sound arrival in MD. I met the transport at 2:30 AM at a Hagerstown shopping plaza Saturday morning.
Meeting Triepak, getting a chicken bit for being a gentleman, and treats for everyone for being good Laika ambassadors.
Riding shotgun on the way to the park
Park Bench! Tuli is hard to impress (check out her face!), but she showed great restraint.
TIny dog in a BIG bed.
Tuckered out old man
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I love the pick of them on the park bench arranged in size order. :-)
Congrats!
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Even at what seems to be a very respectable age, he still has this look of mischief in his face, like he could turn into a spitfire in no time.
Congrats on the new addition to the "T"eam!
What kind of dog do you think he is? How old? He's definitely terrier and they definitely remain mischievous well into their teens!
We suspect he is a Patterdale Terrier mix. See http://www.cmcpatterdales.com/ for some purebred representatives.
We believe he is quite aged. Probably around 13 years or so. In his prime he was probably the definition of spitfire! He has a myriad of issues that I need to tackle.
1. He sounds like a chain smoker. Hacks, wheezes, snorts, and whistles. Probably suffers from COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). I need to get some chest rads done and see what all is going on in there. Hopefully he'll get some relief from a bronchodilator and low-dose pred. He is able to sleep and he stays nice and pink, so I don't believe him to be suffering tremendously. But, I can't start steroids until I resolve problem #2.
2. He's got a nasty pyoderma (primarily on his abdomen) and is quite itchy. Of course, it's difficult to nibble/itch when you have no incisors! He's also got a balding, flakey, thickened patch on the left side of his head and chest. I haven't done a skin scrape yet but he's going to be treated for mites regardless since sarcoptes are often difficult to pick up on a scrape and then get some systemic antibiotics and medicated shampoos. If his senior bloodwork looks OK, he may get a systemic antifungal as well for malasezzia. Might be just atopy, but mites should always be ruled out. The bloodwork will provide thyroid status as well.
3. His rear is asymetrical. He always sits on the left hip and may have an old cruciate injury or arthritis associated with LP or something since he has difficulty flexing the right stifle. He's been started on Dasuquin and fish oil. I don't want to bombard the little dude with meds so we'll have to tackle things systematically.
4. Things I can't fix: Doesn't hear very well. Doesn't see very well. The wonky ear is from an old aural hematoma. The pinna is now scarred down.
But, despite all that, he's peppy and cheerful. We will enjoy him as long as he's around whether it is a few months or a few years.
You are definitely earning doggy karma points for welcoming him into your family!
my cap is off to you!