Mayor Daisy Lynn reports in with her first Mayoral health report…
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Mayoral health report lovers….
As the predominate bassethoundtown official for the past 13 months, the Mayor Daisy Lynn Rudert is required to undergo an annual physical examination. The results must be reported to her constituents.
It was a rigorous day that started as everyday does, brushing her teeth. This is a huge part of her long term health care.
Not the best picture but her teeth are blazing white!
Then there was a trip to her holistic vet, Dr. Ron Leick. We were anxious to hear if our physical therapy on her left paw was working. Dr. Leick was extremely pleased with her progress and reported that our efforts are paying off and her ankle and ligaments are significantly “looser.” It is not as loose as her right ankle but the improvement was music to our long ears…
I could tell our efforts were paying off but wanted his confirmation. This is a medical photo that will go into her chart;)
Dr. Leick reported that Daisy Lynn is extremely well balanced and just a few very minor adjustments were necessary. We are now on a schedule of every 10 weeks.
Next stop was our family practitioner, Dr. Eric Doan. Daisy Lynn was warned not to gain any more weight as she had gained 8 pounds over the last 12 weeks. She now weighs in at 51.7 pounds. This weight gain coincides with the end of our daily walks due to weather. Yikes, hope I did not gain 8 pounds!!!
Grandma and I decided to start a bathing routine at her vet office. We had hoped to do this on our own but our experience was similar to placing her into a hot frying pan.
Here she is waiting for us to pick her up.
The nice gals at the office set her up in their area with her very own Dora the Explorer towel.
With the weather in bassethoundtown still shockingly cold we rushed her to the basset hauling vehicle and then home.
She was still a bit damp.
It was a long day butt this city official must keep as healthy as possible to run such a major and global town.
More loving next years report later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB very proud of the new Mayor…)
P.S. – breaking news – severe ice storm moving through bassethoundtown. Hope we keep our electric! If not, I have my healthy hound heater smelling all good from her bath…
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CONGRATULATIONS on your clean bill of health! Sending lots of slobbery kisses from Nosey and her sidekick, Sam the Dog II.
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Congratulations!!! She is so cute!! I am so glad to hear the therapy is working on her paw. I wouldn’t worry about the weight gain it will come off as soon as the warmer weather gets here & she is more active outside. Stay warm.
My 3 year old male, Hank, legs are turned in worse than any other Basset I’ve ever seen (much more severe than the picture you posted earlier showing Daisy Lynn’s). Do you think it can be corrected at his age? We rescued him one year ago when he was 2.
Great job on the teeth! They are shiny white. I thought our mayor looked a little plump. The mayor here in Houston is on the heavy side, her name is Mayor Parker. People that don’t like her call her Mayor Porker.
Cat, all your loving care pays off.
Daisy Lynn looks wonderful! Cookie lost 8 pounds (my porker puppy), looks like Daisy Lynn found it!
Rugby had those east west paws. I used to say he was in ballet first position. But I thought it was adorable and never knew there was something that could be done for it. Of course, he was already 5 years old by the time we got him. And his bones in his legs literally pointed his paws in that direction so I’m not sure that anything could have been done anyway. Each case is different.
You are so right CJOHR – each case is very different and varies in severity. Also, I have heard that east west makes no difference in howl a hound moves in the long run! Many agility folks think it is an advantage.
Oh yeah, Rugs was my most active hound for sure. Up until the day he died, he tore up the town. When he was just roaming around and chilling out he’d walk a few steps and take his weight off of one paw and turn it under. My BFF thought he had a hurt paw when she first saw him do that but it wasn’t. That was just his little personality. He’d turn the other under too and just rest it ever so lightly upside down on the ground. Never stood on it like that as it would hurt, I’m sure. I sure miss my Rugs. He was a silly, sweet soul.