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Betty has gone to the Rainbow Bridge
Update from her wonderful foster mom who will care for Betty while in Hospice:
Betty came to our house on 8/10/08, she is blind, deaf and 13 years old with a true go-getter attitude! At first she would just stand there, and look in each direction, take a few steps forward then stand again, but in a few days she was walking all over the place. This prompted the barricade, a low fence across our whole backyard so she could not get under the cars. This lasted a few days, then she was over that- no problem. Again,we were amazed that the blind dog is "hopping the barricade". I feel that it took about 3 months for her to get really comfortable living here. She is not house trained, so we can go for a week with no accidents, then we can have accidents every day. I have to say I have never done this much laundry in my life! She loves to eat, and also likes a peanut butter Kong in the evening. We try to be very consistent, every day the same routine. She has always done "circling", but in the last few days she has started really tight circles, then sits/falls down and can't seem to get herself up, then she will just get up and go straight. She is very determined... and when she runs into something she thinks she can push it out of the way. This has lead to a small sore on the top of her head. We clean it all the time with peroxide and then put a little panalog ointment on it. She likes to have her face washed and her eyes cleaned. She does not like to have a bath at all! She is also a little more disoriented as of late, corners have become an issue as she can't get herself out of them. She also doesn't stand to eat any more, she likes to lay down. I guess what I'm trying to say, is that within these last few days she has slowed down a lot. We feel she is doing what a dog of her age should be doing. We are keeping her loved, full, and comfortable. Untill there are significant changes in her health, we are happy to have her as part of our family!
Here she is before her self-given wart removal surgery!
 
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