BUTTERSCOTCH

UPDATE ON BUTTERSCOTCH:    BUTTERSCOTCH HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH MEDIATED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA AND IS ON TWO ANTIBIOTCS PLUS EYE MEDS TO TRY TO SAVE HIS EYE.    DOING EYE SURGERY IS NOT POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW.    WE HOPE HIS BLOOD LEVELS ARE BETTER TOMORROW OR WE WILL HAVE TO START OTHER MEDS.   WE JUST WANT THIS SWEET BOY TO RECOVER AND LEAD A FULL AND HAPPY LIFE.  Here is a link on his condition:   http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=

 This is Butterscotch.    He was found abandoned, wandering the streets near a town in southern Virginia.  I found out he had been tethered outside a house on a short leash, and then the people just let him go.   They didn't want to be bothered anymore.   

 A friendly person said he came to his carport, thirsty and hungry.   He fed him and said he drank a lot of water.    The man, Mark, contacted rescue, knowing the owners weren't looking for him.   (He did post on craigslist to make sure, but knew they wouldn't call.)

 Butterscotch is 4-5 years old, great teeth and friendly.    Since he was tied outside, we are working on housetraining and he's doing great.   When I can't watch him, he's in an xpen with a soft bed and food and water.     Toby, the puppy, LOVES Butterscotch and wants to be his best friend.

 He loves to get in his face, but Butterscotch would rather he didn't and he tells him.

 I don't know why he doesn't want me there, says Toby.

 I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR BEST FRIEND!

Whew, is he gone?     Peace and quiet!   Butterscotch is heartworm negative-- thank goodness!-- and is about 14 pounds.)