Marcella
Marcella, age 4 1/2
Update 5/24/12:
Her rough pre-rescue fur
has all been shed, and this pretty girl is now downright gorgeous with her
super-soft platinum blonde new coat! She started her heartworm treatment on May
7, so she’ll be all finished at the beginning of July.
Says her foster
mom:
Marcella is a sweetheart,
so adorable and loving. She LOVES tummy rubs!
She will roll on her back and let you rub as long as you want. Loves
loves loves to be brushed, too. She
likes to be with us but isn't needy and doesn't have to be with you all the
time. As you can see from the photos, she’s very happy on her couch! She has
never done any damage or chewed anything she shouldn't. She met a few children
when we took her to the farmers’ market, and gravitated right to them. Her
supersweet, calm nature makes it easy for kids to interact with her. She is the
only dog in our household, but she has met other dogs on a walk and out and
about and she did great. No
aggressiveness, just waggy and wanted to be friends. What a good girl!
Marcella doesn't freak
out in storms, but she heads straight for my husband when it thunders and rains.
Wants to sit in his lap!
Healthwise, it’s
been a bit of a rough ride for Marcella… first the infection at her spay site
(resolved), then a respiratory infection (vanquished), then some tummy troubles
(all is well now); and then her foster parents noted stiffness in her gait, some
limping, & difficulty getting up at times, and had her hips checked on X-ray. As
we’ve seen so often with Goldens, the actual dog and the X-rays are less than a
perfect match! Marcella’s hips look bad on film… but, besides that stiffness,
she really does quite well. “Walked fine when I observed her,” said the vet. She
won’t be a jogging or hiking partner, but gentle walks (which she adores, and
she’s great on lead) and swims are A-OK—and really important for her, to keep
the muscles in her hips strong and her joints mobile. Another thing that will
really help is good old fish oil, easily (and cheaply) purchased at any grocery
store. And she’s taking the joint supplement Synflex, too. Bases covered—and no
surgery needed! “She’s getting around better,” says her foster mom—but cautions
that this darling girl is still a low-energy stroller, not a high-energy
prancer, so not the dog for a family who wants a playful, bouncy, canine.
But if, on the
other hand, you want an absolute sweetheart to cuddle up and keep you company, a
beautiful blondie to get you out the door for leisurely walks that will give you
plenty of time to smell the roses and meet all the neighbors … we have the dog
for you!
She is SO pretty!
Blondie Marcella was found wandering stray a few weeks ago & wound up at the
shelter, where she was spayed and had a lump removed from her leg. The shelter
had planned to adopt her out, but things suddenly got so crowded that the staff
decided to put out an SOS to Golden rescue instead—and Marcella arrived in GRR
care.
“Marcella is VERY
sweet!” says her foster mom. “Met our other dogs with no problem. Happy and
waggy.” But a day later, Marcella seemed lethargic and
a bit wheezy; and the incision site on her leg looked angry, too. It was
back to the vet for a check-up. Turns out
she had a wound infection, a slight fever, and a respiratory infection,
too, doubtless picked up at the shelter. With antibiotics and plenty of rest,
she should soon be feeling Pure Gold once again.
More details to
come…
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