Bibi is a 12 yr old arthritic shepherd chow mix. .

He was very stressed when he first came to saints but eventually he made his peace and found his smile here…now he looks forward to barn time, any kind of food time and to me coming home at the end of the day. he is one of those dogs that just glows…when he is looking at me and wagging his tail..i know he is saying..”i really like you.”

His back end is getting really bad. he had some problems when he first came in…we started melixacam as an anti inflammatory..it worked well. then he started to slide a bit more. We have since discovered he has degenerative mylopathy. It doesn’t really hurt…he just can’t feel back there very well…

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.but if he twists and strains his supporting muscles, it could hurt. so we have to be careful to help him up on his feet again so he doesn’t struggle and twist and strain too much on trying to get going on his own again.
He does better outside on the grass and cement…more grip factor. the slippery lino inside is really hard for the spinal and hip dogs.

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Born: 1998

Arrival date: April 2010

Status: Adoptable

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