Sketch has been doing very well in my home. He hasn’t gained or lost any weight and his coat continues to be quite soft. The vet recommends he have an EKG to see what extent his heart murmur is. The last vet we took him to said the ulcer in his eye didn’t appear to be a problem or bothering him, so he recommended we just leave it alone for now. That same eye continues to tear all the time. I will have the vet look at it again when I bring him in for his EKG.
Sketch enjoyed having Miyuki to keep him company while she was in our care. Miyuki was recently adopted, so I started letting Sketch sleep upstairs with everyone else at night. He either sleeps in bed with us or he finds a dog bed or area rug to sleep on. He sometimes paces around for a while before he settles down. At times we have all 5 dogs in bed with us. It’s quite cozy!! LOL
Sketch enjoys his walks very much, but we have been allowing him to hang out upstairs and outside with the other dogs more often. He doesn’t really interact with the other dogs too much, but he doesn’t mind when they try and play with him. He mostly likes to snuggle on the couch with us when we are watching tv. He really is a very affectionate boy.
On walks he seems fine when encountering other dogs unless they are too sniffy in his private area and he doesn’t seem to like dogs that are very large.
When he thinks we’re not looking, he plays with toys and tosses them around the living room. He has this one habit of trying to knock over his water bowl. I think he needs to see the reflection of the water to know that it’s there. I don’t believe he sees out of the one eye with the ulcer and he may have limited site in his other eye. But he definitely does see.
It’s amusing when coming home and finding him all snuggled up on the couch sleeping and not even knowing we’ve come in the house. He’s definitely completely deaf. The other dogs are upstairs making a ruckus because we’ve come home and he doesn’t hear any of it.
Sketch is a joy to have around and would make a wonderful companion for someone looking to give him a loving home for the rest of his senior years.
Here’s a picture of Sketch snuggling up with Steve.
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Casper is too cute! Who is currently fostering him? Could someone send me some information after he gets his akg? I’ve been watching him for awhile, since you’ve picked him up actually. What a wonderful job everyone has done, he looks really great. Could I give a donation specifically to go towards his treatments? Seems like the poor little guy gets one thing after another… Still on the fence with the adoption.. What all does heart murm. involve daily or hourly pills??
kind regards,
Christina.
So wonderful there are people like you to foster our four legged friends with love and affection <3