Katie

Profile

---

Sponsored by: Lynette and Peter Nygaard  Merry Christmas to the Golden Seniors and their fosters from Anonymous Love from Danielle who also has epilepsy

Katie here!  Whew!  What a long ride to my new foster home.  Saturday, I started in Fargo, ND and ended up in North Liberty, IA!  So here is a little about me:  My name is Katie and I am 8 1/2 years young.  Until now, I've lived my entire life in North Dakota.  My family loved me very much but realized they could no longer give me the life they intended so they asked RAGOM to help me find a forever home!

I am up-to-date on all my shots.  If my heartworm test is negative, I will begin my heartworm and flea/tick preventative after I meet my new vet.  I have been spayed and currently weigh 95 lbs.  I guess I gained a few extra pounds over the holidays!  My color is more dark/red with a little gray on my face.  I love to ride in a car and behave very well!  

Katie's foster mom here!  Katie rode from Albert Lea to North Liberty very well.  She was calm and quiet during the entire 3+ hour drive.  She met my dog, Gracie (RAGOM golden), and my current foster, Little Bear (aka Blonde #08-426), with a definite growl and an "I don't want to be friends with you" attitude.  This is something we will work on every day under monitored conditions.  Both of my girls want very much to get to know her.  Given time, I think they will learn to live under the same roof with respect for each other and hopefully fun behaviors will develop. 

Katie has a seizure disorder and has taken Phenobarbital (very cheap) twice a day since 2007.  I did not see any x-ray work-up for the seizures in the notes I received.  All notes indicate that her seizures are well-controlled with the current dose she's been prescribed.  I will monitor her closely to see if this continues.  Katie also exhibits stiff hips.  She is slow to get up and her gait is a little slow, but she takes our short stairs well.  She needs help getting her backend up in the car and then again getting out of the car.  I did not see any x-rays of her hips in the notes.

Katie loves stuffed toys and tennis balls.  She will return but not give up the ball.  Katie's family sent her toys, dog bed, medicine, food, and snacks with her which will hopefully make moving to a new home less stressful.  Katie does have some storm anxiety and seeks a safe place or her humans when she is scared.  She dislikes gunshot noise so her family gave up the idea of training her for hunting when she was little.  Katie has only been exposed to older teenage children so her response to small children is unknown.  By the notes I was given, Katie seems to show some intolerance to small dogs, as she had an incident at the local vet's office with her owner's small dog.  During the time I've had Katie on the leash, she pulls quite a bit, so we will try using a gentle leader and see how she responds.