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Duke, AKA Butter, is a male Blenheim 7year old owner turn-in,
but looks much older.
Bilateral cataracts- completely blind.
Bumps into everything in the house and outside but is still very happy.
Doesn't seem to bother him at all, he seems to like to sniff and
explore. Insulin shots, twice a day- don't seem to bother him at all.
Weighs in at 17lbs, though last year he was 28 lbs. He is skin and
bones. Was covered in fleas, therefore his coat is very sparse and dry
due to chewing it. His teeth are terribly infected, and his ear leathers
were cut by the owners (possibly trying to cut out mats) and are
infected - on
antibiotics for both.
Sweet as can be. Loves to be petted and have his belly rubbed. He is
hard of hearing?? Very laid back. Hasn't had any accidents but I have
been taking him out frequently. Did just fine with my dogs - owner says
he likes kids, which I believe, as he is so mellow.
Doesn't seem to be traumatized or missing his family or other Cavalier
buddy that he grew up with. Would probably do better with other dogs
just to help guide him around.
Slept in his crate. Cried a bit but settled down- I think he cried due
to confusion more than anything else.
He's now at his foster home in Bartlett,
TN. He wasn't here more that an hour when Elaine said she'd
changed his name. He's now being called Duke. She said that
Butter was not a guys name and he acts so regal, so Duke it is. He
can only hear high pitch noises, so it doesn't really matter.
He continued his antibiotics until they
were out. We took him to the vet here and all infections are
cleared up. His diabetes is under control, he's now getting 1 cup
of Merrick's Grammy's Pot Pie kibble and 9 units of insulin twice a day.
He's gained a couple of pounds already and is slowly learning his way
around the house.
We've found that his sight, like is
hearing is extremely limited. In bright light, it seems he can see
shapes and movement.
His diabetes was finally was stable and
he's infection clear,
so he made a trip to the vet to get his teeth cleaned. Besides
having an extreme buildup of tartar, he lost 6 teeth. It hasn't
slowed down his eating any and his breath is sooo much better.
We now have another failed foster.
This time instead of me, it was my wife. She fell in love with
him, so he won't be going anywhere. :-)
We've got his weight and diabetes under
control. He's also had cataract surgery on both eyes. What a
difference. You wouldn't think he's the same dog now that he can
see.
He was adopted by and lived with us until he passed away on October 28,
2015.
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An original photo before the diabetes.
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Taken at the home of the first volunteer during his overnight stay there.
In this front shot, you can see the clouding of his eyes. |
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Skinny
It's not too obvious, but he's VERY underweight. |
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Butter crashed at the Alabama Coordinators home, a stopover on the way to Bartlett.
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Butter on the final leg of the trip to my house in Bartlett, TN.
He didn't want the mat I brought and would rather lay on the floor mat in front of the cool air from the outside. |
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Tucked in for the night
Elaine saw Butter laying down for the night, so she went and got one of the dog blankets him. |
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That's the face of a calm, peaceful and loving cavalier.
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I've seen them lay frog legged before, but not quite like this.
He did this on his own. It was not due to slipping or anything like that. |
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Comfortable and crashed.
He's gained the weight he needed to get his teeth cleaned and possibly cataract surgery. |
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Butter (AKA Duke) | Chevy (Chessie) | Chessie and Teddy | Chessie and Teddy | Clair | Daisy Mae | Deacon | Gin's Abigail (Abby) | Gracie Ann | Jack | Katie | Mr. Bingley | Rusty - CKCS | Pepper | Phoebe | Sam | Sampson | Tobie | Copy of Chessie and Teddy
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