My main focus with Nelson at this time is to get him completely socialized and desensitized to the things that make him nervous. He is doing really well but occasionally he still gets a little nervous.
He has been with us now for about 10 days. He already knows his new name....or maybe that was the name he has always had and we just learned it? :)
Living in Hick-ville makes it a little more difficult to socialize him. Not counting the vet clinics there are only TWO businesses in our little town that allow pets to come in. So we visit there several times a week. He’s doing really well with those trips. Yesterday he encountered a really scary shopping cart and wasn’t afraid of it.
The sad news is that Nelson tested positive for adult heartworms. We were told when we adopted him that he had a negative heartworm test. Apparently the rescue organization only checked for the microfilaria and not for the adult heart worms. Sigh. Oh well, our vet is very encouraging that Nelson will be able to make a full recovery. I just hate to put him through the treatments. They will painful and will make him feel really bad for awhile. I’m not looking forward to these treatments. He is currently on an Rx as pre-treatment. He will start the heartworm treatment in July. Thirty days later he will have his second heartworm treatment. I am hoping that he will only need two treatments. It’s going to be a tough few months.
I SO love this dog. Such a SWEET soul. I'm so happy we found him!
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