Sage is feeling so much better these days thanks to Dr. Wesley Roach, DVM at the University of Georgia's Small Animal Teaching Hospital http://www.vet.uga.edu.com/. In May we took her up for a full day of testing and exams. I won't lie it was a very rough experience but she rallied back and started on the suggested treatment for her diagnosis of : Immune Mediated Poly-Arthritis. She has been huge doses of prednisone since May. Over the months it has slowly tappered down to a smaller dose. She acts like she feels better than she has in a very long time. She's playing with her favorite squeaky tennis balls, hanging around outside more and has generally just been alot more playful. Sometimes a little too playful! or maybe devilish is a better word.
Her new rule is "If I can reach it then I can have it" this new rule applies to everything from a loaf of bread on the kitchen counter or a Weight Watchers Hungry Harry refrigerator magnet off the frig door. Not to mention the socks don't stand a fighting chance around our house with Sage. She has always, always had a sock fetish since the day she came home as a puppy. To date she has swallowed and give back (from one end or the other) 30 socks in her almost six (6) years now. Yes, I know she really needs therapy. I just haven't found someone who will hypnotize Great Danes with a sock fetish. Let me know when you find someone.
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