Dickens came into rescue January 2. He’s part of the Christmas rescue.
He’s part of the gang here. Even Paddington will go up to Dickens nose to nose.
Dickens is a gentle soul.
He isn’t house trained so he wears a belly band. We’ve made sure that he has no bladder issues. He just went so long where he no chance to be trained. It’s okay little man.
He learned how to go up the ramp to the couch where he likes to be. If I don’t put him on the floor, I’ve seen him get on the ramp and slide down w both paws in front. 😄. It’s so cute.
He is a slow eater. He was using a raised trough bowl. It was silicone based but he began to get a rash on his lower lip area. (Dogs CAN react to plastic type bowls and need stainless steal or glass bowls.)
Now he uses a stainless steel bowl and his mouth is healing. He now weighs over 15 pounds—up from just over 12 pounds). He is on regular portions. I have a baby scale to keep track of all the dogs’ weights.
If I go upstairs, he will wait for me. He can’t see much, but he knows I’m up there. (At least 80% vision loss. I use a flash light at night to help him outside.)
Dickens can use his back legs more. He won’t have perfect legs but he’s okay w that. So am I. I’m so glad he is with us. He brightens my day! ☀️
1 comment:
Dickens is so sweet and you can see he is a gentle soul.
I did not know that some dogs are allergic to plastic bowls!!!
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