Breed: Standard Poodle
DOB: 2004
Sex: Spayed female
Weight: 52 pounds
Foster home: Julie
079-09

The shelter thought I just had a bad case of flea allergies.  The veterinarian thought it was likely, too.  But after a couple of months, my skin is only a little bit better and the hair on most of my body keeps breaking off in little pieces.   Now the nice dog doctor wants to see me a few more times so that they can check some things out at a special laboratory.  Yikes!  Those places need quite a bit of money to find out what is wrong with me!  Since everyone thinks I am such a nice girl and I act spunky and healthy, they all think I should have this done so that maybe they can fix me.

Do you want to help me with my mystery skin “thing”?  I would be very thankful for any help you can give!  Hopefully I can post an update in April and let everyone know when I will be available for adoption.

E-mail julemson@wmol.com for any specific questions!

UPDATE MAY 2009

All my tests have been completed.  The big fear was that I had Sebaceous Adenitis – a skin disease that use to be a real problem for many standard poodles.  The test results say that while it looks like I don’t have a typical case of this, they cannot rule it out mostly because they are still not sure what my problem is!

I am doing so much better though so everyone is hopeful that I just had a horrible skin infection that took a long time to clear up.  My hair is growing longer and softer and I don’t have any new places that look or feel bad.  I have never scratched at myself and I have always felt good so things are looking good!

Meanwhile, you need to know that I ADORE attention.  I really love to snuggle either on the couch or in bed.  I will go in a crate but I don’t really need it and I definitely prefer to sleep on the bed at night – as close to you as I can get!

I get along with other dogs and will sometimes play with them.  We are not sure how I am with cats or really small children.