He is playful and likes stuffed toys. He found one in the "toy box" and would chew on it gently and then toss it up and then go after it. Bob got this on video and it's so very cute but we're still trying to figure out how he can get the video to me to upload (if we were 35 or younger I'm sure we wouldn't have this problem!).
He sleeps soundly in his crate at night. He's not wild about going in the crate and needs a nudge but once he's in there he settles in nicely.
He tried to chase one of the cats the first day and Bob told him "NO" and there's been no chasing since then. He co-exists nicely with the cats. The cats are used to dogs and don't run. If at cat were to run he might be inclined to chase like the first day. He's a gentle guy so wouldn't harm them but might think it's fun if he weren't disciplined.
Wescott had his heart worm treatment yesterday and today and was good at the clinic. If you keep reading this blog you'll see that Star was also recently treated and adopted. The dogs receive two injections in their back muscles 24 hours apart. The medicine then kills the heart worms and then over the next four weeks the dead worms are absorbed into the dog's system. This is why R&R is important. We want the worms to be absorbed slowly into the system. Fluffy Dog Rescue has successfully treated hundreds of dogs for heart worm over the years. They go onto live normal lives.
It is recommended that heart worm preventative be given monthly for two years after treatment. Most vets are going to recommend that you give the monthly heart worm chewable 12 months a year anyway and if you're used to giving the pill 9 months out of the year (in N IL and WI there's little risk of mosquitos Dec-Feb) then it's only a matter of giving it three more months. The chewable pills are inexpensive and run less than $10/month. Gosh, such a an inexpensive preventative it's unfortunate at dogs like Wescott are even heart worm positive at all.
He's comfortably in a foster home so why does his Petfinder listing say "Foster Home Needed? " Because his foster family has some travel plans coming up and so Fluffy Dog Rescue is putting the word out now. If his forever home doesn't find him before his foster family travels he will need to find another foster home for a few weeks.
He is a gentle and slow moving guy but also playful. Oh, and did I mention he's handsome! Love the black and white with the black freckles!
Here are a few pictures from the last couple days.
Thanks for reading and thanks for thinking rescue!
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| With one of the beagles. Not a great picture but just showing he's fine with the others |
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| Getting ready to go to the clinic for his treatment |
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| Tail wagging |
