My Furbabies – Logan
After having only one cat for a while and having 3 children, I finally worked myself up to adopting another dog. It just had to be the prefect one that needed a home, so it took a while for such a canine creature to fall into my lap. Logan, then Bella, was dropped off at my clinic by a gentleman who had purchased her from out of state. Bella’s owner’s spouse did not appreciate a new dog in her household, so he decided to give her up. Since we had many owners and lovers of the pitbull dog breed among our staff at that time, they promised to find her a good home. She was spending her time in a kennel room very close to the seat were I work, and she was just perfect in her kennel. She was also sweet and adorable, so a very easy sell. So I took her home to see if she got along with Loki, who was our only pet remaining. The family named her and fell in love immediately, so she stayed. Temperament-wise, she is the perfect dog. Medically, she’s a mess. Thankfully, differently than Peanut, our previous canine mess.
Logan’s been itchy since the day I adopted her. She’s had severe environmental allergies which have required a constant adjustment of medications and topical treatments. With time, she’s also developed a gastrointestinal sensitivity which is likely at some level of inflammatory bowel disease at this point. She also has urinary incontinence which is not atypical for a spayed female dog. This is also controlled with daily medication.
On the accident front, she ate a part of one of her chew bones when she was young which caused an intestinal obstruction. I had to do surgery on her one fateful March morning and cut out about 8 inches of her intestine. She pulled through without a hitch and has never been allowed to eat another thing that could cause an obstruction again.
On the temperament front, she is by far the sweetest, most submissive dog. She’s great around people, dogs, and cats. She is however sensitive to noise which started around 5-6 years of age. She destroyed our backyard door one afternoon trying to get away from the clicking of the refrigerator while we were all out of the house. She started on medication to help relieve her noise phobia, after a full blood work panel showed that she was medically healthy, and we got a new back door. She stays crated while we’re not home since she is very comfortable in the crate and I really don’t trust her not to destroy another part of my house.
So between allergies, IBD, a GI obstruction, and a noise phobia, Logan’s been a very educational pet for me. She’s older now and starting to chill out a bit, but is still super excited when a walk or hike are on her horizon.
