12/11/2011: Luna is a beautiful fawn brushcoat female. She has been blind for several years due to severe entropion that wasn't repaired when it should have been. She actually had her eyes removed. She has a wonderful temperament in spite of her blindness and just loves everybody. She loves playing with other dogs, although sometimes she has trouble keeping up. Luna has been with her current foster family for a couple months and has really settled into their routine, especially housetraining. You see, she was paper trained when she came to us even at 5 years old. She had never been allowed to be outside. Here's what her foster mom says about her:

11/5/2011: Luna went to the vet yesterday and was checked over. The vet said he did not find yeast in any of the skin scrapings but he did find a staff infection on her skin and gave us antibiotics for that. She had two cuts on the back of her front legs that had to be sutured up. I noticed them the day after I picked her up but I'm not sure if she had them to begin with or if she somehow did it outside here. She is also missing 16 teeth. Basically she has her front teeth and the large molars in the back and that's it. She also has a luxating patella in both her knees that causes her to limp occasionally. The vet said we might want to look into having surgery on those in the future. She goes back in two weeks for a recheck on her skin and to have her stitches out. The vet said she was very well behaved there. She is starting to eat better now and is settling in. She was trying to play with Mia the other night but Mia was being a brat and wouldn't play. I'll keep you updated on how everything is going.

11/17/2011: Everyone is doing good and Luna is very sweet. We have to take her this afternoon to get her stitches removed. Her skin looks better and she seems to be doing fine eating the Purina food. She loves yogurt and is eating really well. She knows the layout of the house pretty well now and likes sleeping in the doorway of our bedroom. She knows her way around part of the yard and I use a training clicker outside when she ventures too far out and gets confused. She is still scared of the steps, so hopefully she'll be able to master them soon. We haven't had an accident in the house in about a week so I think she is realizing she needs to do that outside. She tries to join in on the playtime with Maggie and Mia but has a hard time keeping up with them while they are playing and running around. Overall I think Luna is doing good and is getting more comfortable here and enjoys the company of the other dogs.

Here's a short video of playtime with Mia. Click here. Even though Luna is blind, she deserves a great home. Caring for her will be just a little different than what you're probably used to, unless, of course, you've had the opportunity to live with a blind dog before. Our Zoe is blind and when people meet her for the first time, they do not know she is blind. The adjustments they are able to make is truly amazing.

4/22/2012: Update from Luna's foster mom: There are a few more health issues with Luna that has been discovered recently. She's been diagnosed with mucinoses so her rear legs leak mucin at least weekly. She is on thyroid medication for that and a grain free/high protein diet. I haven't really noticed any difference in the leakage on her legs since starting thyroid medicine and the diet. At her last check- up a month ago the vet heard a heart murmur. They did a sonogram and she has an enlarged right ventricle. Her valves seem to be working fine. The vet also did an EKG and it was normal. He also rechecked for heartworm with a high sensitivity test and it was negative so we do not know the cause of the enlarged right heart. She does not seem to be displaying any symptoms as of now. She also has had a few episodes of what appears to be shar pei fever but she doesn't have a temperature or the swollen legs. She won't eat anything when these are going on and she just lays down and shivers. She's had about three of these episodes and at least one she was walking around with a roached back and walking very carefully. The vet checked her kidney function and it was normal. The thyroid medicine has helped her skin but her tail is still a little bald but her hair isn't as greasy anymore. I haven't had any luck on getting her to walk on a leash or doing stairs. We haven't had any behavioral issues with her and she gets along with other dogs and is tolerant of Nate, our little boy.

We require that a home visit by a volunteer be done prior to adoption. The purpose of the home visit is to ensure that the information given during the adoption process is correct and that the home is the right match for the dog being adopted. The home visit also gives adopters a chance to ask questions about the adoption process.

The adoption fee for Luna is $150, which helps to offset the cost of her medical care.

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