Howie is still a work in progress. On Friday, he went in for a urine test, and for the second time in a row, no crystals! However, this time the density was too low, so now we have to do a partial water deprivation test, just to rule out diabetes. …
Howie went to the vet on Monday. We had two reasons for being there. First, he needs to go to the vet roughly every 3 months because he is at high risk for bladder stones. Second, we had finally determined that he had an ear infection, and it was causing …
This is what I get for missing a phone call. The message from the vet said that this time, Howie had a different kind of crystals (oxalate) in his urine, ones that are caused completely by diet, so we needed to take him off the special food and bring him …
I have to make a vet appointment for Howie for one more chem panel to check his kidneys and also to follow up on his heart murmur, but assuming those go well, he’ll be considered adoptable. I know he won’t be the easiest dog to find a home for considering …
Howie has settled in to our house and our routines quite nicely. He is gaining confidence daily, and now even occasionally gives a play bow to one of our two. He’s not interested in anything other than a little bit of chase, certainly not the wrestling the other two do, …
In case you’re wondering why Howie sometimes has a leash on, it’s because our dog park has a small small/shy dogs area where we can let Howie off leash. However, when we move in to the main part of the park, due to him being deaf (or partially deaf), he …
Today is Day 5 of having Howie with us. Things are still going quite well. Larry is getting more used to him being there. (It typically takes Larry a full week to really warm up to other dogs staying at our house.) Howie is timid and shy. He adores people, …
I promised big news this weekend, and here it is. Meet our new foster dog, Howie. Howie first came in to PAWS, and his sweetness got him adopted out, but then he had health issues almost instantly and the new family brought him back. So PAWS and Old Dog Haven …