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We've had Tucker for four weeks now! He's gained 4 pounds so far and it up to 18lbs now. If you recall, the humane society was told that Tucker was a lab/beagle mix. I've always doubted the beagle part. The first time we went to the vet, she thought we might be lab/doberman. She told us to put him on large breed puppy food because he was going to be a big boy. However, more recently another vet estimated his age to be 4.5 months already and says he'll probably not be more than 30 lbs. I don't know what to believe. <shrug><br><br>
He's been through a lot already. About 2.5 weeks ago, he started shaking a lot, seemed very sensitive to the cold outside, became lethargic, and was getting several pustles in his ears. We went to the vet and he was diagnosed with puppy pyoderma. It's basically an autoimmune disease that affects puppies because their immune system isn't fully developed. We were pretty bummed about that because our last dog, Buster (seen in my avatar) lived for years with a different autoimmune disease, and we didn't want to see our new puppy have the same fate. The vet said all of his shaking was because he was in so much pain. <img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif"> Tucker was put on some antibiotics and pain medicine for a week, and now he's doing great!! Since this disease is only a puppy thing, he should make a fine recovery.<br><br>
Last weekend he went for his first "run". He can't exactly keep up yet - 1.5 miles in 25 minutes. But regardless, he did really well!<br><br><img alt="" src="http://lh6.google.com/cmckelvey/R89kNB8u6uI/AAAAAAAADas/c-7puQ8wF3A/s800/DSC_0058-2.JPG" style="border:0px solid;">
He's been through a lot already. About 2.5 weeks ago, he started shaking a lot, seemed very sensitive to the cold outside, became lethargic, and was getting several pustles in his ears. We went to the vet and he was diagnosed with puppy pyoderma. It's basically an autoimmune disease that affects puppies because their immune system isn't fully developed. We were pretty bummed about that because our last dog, Buster (seen in my avatar) lived for years with a different autoimmune disease, and we didn't want to see our new puppy have the same fate. The vet said all of his shaking was because he was in so much pain. <img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif"> Tucker was put on some antibiotics and pain medicine for a week, and now he's doing great!! Since this disease is only a puppy thing, he should make a fine recovery.<br><br>
Last weekend he went for his first "run". He can't exactly keep up yet - 1.5 miles in 25 minutes. But regardless, he did really well!<br><br><img alt="" src="http://lh6.google.com/cmckelvey/R89kNB8u6uI/AAAAAAAADas/c-7puQ8wF3A/s800/DSC_0058-2.JPG" style="border:0px solid;">
