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Sammi is a super sweet senior who, after 9 years with the same family, has been relocated into rescue. Sammi’s is an old story; when a new baby arrives, the family has far less time for a dog. Our elderly gent is a bit confused, but is now safely ensconced in his foster home getting all of the hugs and love he's been missing and having his medical problems addressed.
First on the agenda is getting some weight on our boy! At a mere 18 pounds, Sammi is emaciated and needs some well needed meat on his bones. His foster mom is lovingly preparing a home-cooked diet which Sammi is lovin’! With his great appetite, putting the weight back on should be easy.
Sammi has already seen the vet and we are awaiting test results. He drinks and urinates a lot, he has a dry coat that drops out while he’s being loved on, and he has sores on his feet. Hopefully these are mostly just nutritional issues that will resolve with a better diet. We’re hoping for nothing serious! Sammi also has a hunched appearance and has some difficulty walking as if it’s painful to move. Poor old guy! Keep a good thought that some glucosamine and chondroitin will fix him right up.
The vet says that Sammi is totally blind in his right eye and mostly blind in his left, but Sammi doesn’t let a little loss of sight change his affable disposition. When he figures out where she is, he tries to climb into his foster mom's lap for loving snuggles.
Can you spare something for a displaced old boy? It's hard enough to lose a home as a young and healthy dog, but to be visually impaired and stiff and in a strange place--that's really tough. To sponsor Sammi, just click on his photo. He will appreciate anything that comes his way!
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