Yogi Bear | Adult |
| male | |
| White - with Black | |
| 56 Pounds | |
| Dalmatian |
Yogi is Yogi. He had his Vet visit on friday and he was very good. He only
growled once or twice,and it was only a growl. The Vet said he had improved
quite a bit. He is 60 lbs now and we've cut him back to a normal amount of
food although he was not happy to not have so many treats anymore. The Vet
said he is already putting muscle on his back leg, and it looks like it's
healing well. His eyes are a bit weepy, and he said that he may have a blockage
in thetear duct but it's not a big deal. Yogi goes back in 2 weeks, and then
again 2 weeks after that,when he'll be x-rayed to see if the pin can be removed.
I was really surprised when the Vet saidwe could start taking him for short
(0.5 mile) walks outside on a leash. Yogi *hates* being in a crate. He whines
about 80% of the time he's in there and awake. Poor guy. His coat is looking
a lot better, too. We have used the furminator on him several times, and it's
been getting out a lot of clumps of hair with dead skin but the hair is so soft.
I like to call him the velveteen Dalmatian. We can still feel a lot of bumps
under his fur.
I took Yogi in a crate again to OKC, and he let me lift him in and out with no
problem. The night before I took him, we tried him with the car harness to see
if that would work. We put iton him and drove around the block. We didn't
have any problems until I was going to unbuckle him and he whipped out Mr.
Grumpy. I couldn't figure it out at the time, but now I think he was mad he
got such a shortride and didn't want to get out of the car. (He was very happy
to get in the car inthe first place.) After the vet had said we could walk him,
we figured it was okayto lift him onto the couch to sit with us. So we did and
he was happy as a clam. He was there for a couple hours while we watched tv,
andthen when it was time for him to go back in the crate, Mr. Grumpy showed up
again. My theory is (bear with me, I'm a mathematician, I have to have theories)
that he was Mr. Grumpy because he was in pain and afraid. Then, he realized,
'hey, I can really get my way with all this Mr. Grumpy stuff, everyone backs
offwhen I do it.' So that's my working theory for the moment! Now we are
working ontraining tips (Thank you Pooches Palace in Tulsa) Natasha
All in all Yogi is making tiny baby steps! Thanks to all who wait for these
updates and are pulling for him!
Theresa
RockySpot





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