Lily

My story

Lily is a 11 year old 8.5 pound yorkie girl who is being fostered near Dunedin, FL. Updated Bio 3/8/24: Lily continues to be one of the sweetest little dogs you will ever meet. Everyone who meets her simply loves her kind and precious demeanor. She is responding very well to her once a day Vetoryl, which is keeping her cortisol levels stabilized and her Cushings symptoms normalized. Lily is almost 100% pee pad trained and will always do her business outside when she is let out. She needs to go fairly frequently, so outdoors and the pee pads work very well for Lily. She sleeps through the night and loves to snuggle and play when she first wakes up, which always makes her foster mom wake up with a smile. She is very adaptable to a new environment, rides well in the car and is perfectly happy being left at home alone where she will sleep the entire time. Lily will bark when someone comes to the door but, except for when she is hungry and waiting for her dinner, is not a barker. When she is hungry, she lets you know! Updated Bio: 2/20/24 Lily here and I have to share how much fun I am having and how much better I feel! The medication (Vetoryl) that I am on for my Atypical Cushings symptoms is working very well. I just need one 5mg dose per day and the cost runs around $50 per month. Not too bad. I will need to be on this for the rest of my life, but my Foster Mom gives it to me with a yummy pill pocket and I look forward to it! We recently went on a camping trip in an RV and I had so much fun! I travel just fine in the car and I slept really well with all that fresh air. There were lots of other dogs around and nice people who kept telling me how sweet and cute I am. My Foster Mom is also so impressed with how well my little legs do. I have two luxated patellas but can run like the dickens when I want to! She says I have a strong will to enjoy life in spite of my little idiosyncrasies. I am definitely pee pad trained but when let out, I will always go outside. Sometimes I just have to go often, so getting outside may not always work. Well, that's it for now. Still waiting for my Furever Home and, since I am becoming so attached to my Foster Mom, I know I need a home where I can be attached Furever! Updated Bio 2/2/24: Lily is doing just great! After being on her medication for 3 weeks, she had her blood tests to check on her cortisol levels and the Dogter called with great news! With just one dose of Vetoryl (5mg) per day, her levels stabilized which means we don't need to increase the dosage. Her Vetoryl costs about $50 per month and has not only made Lily feel so much better, it has stabilized her previous behavior - insatiable hunger, thirst and urinating. Lily is a whole new dog! She just went on a little road trip and adapted well to each new environment, and although a little shaky at first in the car, she relaxes pretty quickly. Lily walks really well on the leash and her luxated patellas are only a bit tricky for her when she is on a slippery floor. Otherwise, she walks like a champ! Small correction re: the number of teeth she has - she was left with 5 teeth, but can eat and chew with no problem. Lily is pee pad housebroken. While she will always do her business when let outside, if inside and too much time has passed, she will go on the pee pad. One could not ask for a sweeter little girl. She loves to be near her human and will make a wonderful companion dog to that special someone. Lily wants to know if that will be you? Updated Bio: 1/19/23 Lily here again and with nice shiny clean teeth after my recent dental! I was left with 10 teeth, which is just fine as I can still eat and enjoy my treats. The other good news is that the medication I am taking seems to be helping my "Atypical Cushings" symptoms some. Foster Mom reports that I am not as ravenously hungry, I am doing my business more outside of the house rather than on pee pee pads inside the house and I am not as thirsty. We still need some housebreaking work, but my foster mom seems very, very happy when I go outside and then I get a little treat. But wait! More good news.....I was on a diet and needed to lose a couple of pounds and succeeded! I weigh 8.5 lbs now which, according to the Dogter, is an ideal weight for me. I am a good girl. I get along great with other dogs and people too. While I am not a big snuggler or lap dog, I always like to be near my person and will follow her wherever she goes. And then I lay down and sleep. I am 11 years old so I sleep a lot, and I like to sleep in the morning too except the other dog in the house wakes up early and wakes me up. But that's okay, because I get a lot of praise and a treat when I go right outside and do all my business. I do prefer a home with a woman, but men don't particularly bother me. I am a little nervous riding in the car and I love to wander around the back yard and sniff and explore all those wonderful smells! I return for more blood tests soon to see if my Vetoryl dosage is lowering my cortisol levels (whatever that means) and to see if we need to adjust the dosage. The Dogter also removed a mammary tumor, which was benign, but she wanted to be sure that didn't become bad later on. She also took out a couple of warts so, as she said, "I would be nice and pretty for a potential adopter". I thought I already was adorable? Either way, it is feeling more and more like I can be treated for this and make someone a very happy human! Will you be the human that makes me a very happy dog! I do prefer a home with a woman, but men don't particularly bother me. I am a little nervous riding in the car and I love to wander around the back yard and sniff and explore all those wonderful smells! If you think I would be a good fit for you please email my foster mom at dunedinrescuemom@yahoo.com.

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