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| Name: |
Tide
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Age: |
Three years old
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| Gender: |
Male |
Breed: |
Australian Cattle Dog, Pharoah Hound Mix |
| Home: |
California, USA |
We
just love our Crimson Tide. We call him Tide for short and he
turned three this 4th of July. Tim and I adopted him from a rescue place
when he was eight weeks old and soon found that he is a wonderful dog that
is so smart and loving. He is our baby and we just love him to pieces.
He means so much to us! His favorite things are going to the beach,
playing frisbee, being with his people, playing with other animals,
hogging the bed, attacking the evil hairdryer, and looking adorable!
The one thing he hates is laundry!!
Tide was diagnosed with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) and it was really
hard for us. The vet said that he had 4 - 6 months to live. He told us
that Tide was probably born with kidneys that could not handle the job
of filtering blood for his body. It was a terminal diagnosis. Then a
miracle happened. We took Tide in for an ACTH test per our vet's
instructions and amazingly Tide was diagnosed with Addison's Disease
(AD)! Kidney failure is a common misdiagnosis for many AD dogs. This
meant that Tide could live a full and boisterous life with the help of
daily medication! We were ecstatic!!
Tide is now up to 38 pounds and still gaining towards his original 42.
He is gaining back all his weight and at the same time is now full of
his usual craziness and energy. My little fireball is back and as
fun-loving as ever!! He even has a web site dedicated to
his many adventures.
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