Tricia2
New member
I'm getting a reputation as the big, fluffy dog groomer with the Newfie on the Cape. A Berner owner referred his neighbor and the man's 6 yo Newfie, Maddy. Maddy came in today, I almost choked at her condition. Maddy is taller than Lu, I'm guessing close to 27 inches, good bone and she only weighs 72 lbs. Her coat is harsh, her eyes were goopy green. Her owner says she's a fussy eater and his vet says 'thin is better'... but Maddy is not thin, she's emaciated.
He was very surprised to see how much coat LuLu has and it began to occur to him that Maddy has some problems. I groomed her and sadly most of her undercoat came out in handsful. I made some dietary suggestions and suggested he discuss thyroid testing with his vet, but I suspect she doesn't get regular vet care since he was evasive about when she was last seen.
He'd like to meet up a few days a week so Maddy will have a buddy to swim with and I see it as an opportunity to gently steer him toward looking into better vet care, feeding, etc.
I'm looking for Rescue folks to comment on mentoring for a dog who isn't in rescue but could use some help.
He was very surprised to see how much coat LuLu has and it began to occur to him that Maddy has some problems. I groomed her and sadly most of her undercoat came out in handsful. I made some dietary suggestions and suggested he discuss thyroid testing with his vet, but I suspect she doesn't get regular vet care since he was evasive about when she was last seen.
He'd like to meet up a few days a week so Maddy will have a buddy to swim with and I see it as an opportunity to gently steer him toward looking into better vet care, feeding, etc.
I'm looking for Rescue folks to comment on mentoring for a dog who isn't in rescue but could use some help.