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| Name: |
Dixie
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Age: |
Three years old
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| Gender: |
Female |
Breed: |
Rough Collie |
| Home: |
Cookeville, Tennessee, USA |
Hi.
My name is Dixie and I am three years old. Although I am a purebred
Rough Collie, I ended up in rescue and my forever family adopted me when I was
eleven months old. I deserve to be "Dog of the Day" because I am surviving a
horrible disease known as Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI). A short
explanation would be that my pancreas atrophied to the point where I cannot
create the digestive enzymes needed to absorb nutrients from my food. I was
getting really skinny when the vet figured out what was wrong. My "mom"
wouldn't give up on me. For the rest of my life I'll need enzymes put on my
food to help it to "pre-digest" so that I can get the needed nutrients from
it.
But my mom and dad are devoted to helping me be as healthy as possible and
now I weigh what I should and feel really good. If you'd like to read more about
my disease and if you want to help, just go to
EPI 4 Dogs. The vets are researching
this trying their best to find out what causes it so that fewer dogs have
to suffer - always a good thing!
On a lighter note, I am one crazy collie! I love to run and play with my
brother Harley, who is a year younger than I am and he is a Golden Retriever.
I like to steal his tennis ball, and my family thinks I am a real clown. They
like to show my picture from the day I fell asleep with Harley's tennis ball
in my mouth and he didn't know what to do until I woke up! They say I'm
really good at communicating with them, and they are always making jokes about
me telling them that "Timmy is in the well," whatever that means!
From Mom: I don't know what we'd do without our sweet and crazy Dixie. She
thinks she is just the right size to be a lap dog... and she is! I am so
thankful that we are the ones who adopted her so that we could help her
through her disease and stay on top of it.
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