When we took Oliver into our program, Liza Escobar and Joey Madigan said they would take him into foster care following Oliver's surgery later that week. When my wife, Suzanne, and I showed up with Oliver, who was still a bit frightened and very unhappy to have to wear his "Elizabethan collar", Liza took charge immediately. When she found that Oliver could not eat with his collar on, Liza hand fed him. She found she also needed to remove it when Oliver went outside to "do his duty", so Oliver could use the time honored method of finding just the "right spot", by sniffing the entire area. Oliver is having no trouble feeling right at home with Liza and Joey and their two other Westies, Sydney and Simon. As a matter of fact, Oliver never left their home. Liza and Joey adopted him.
Another club member, Sue Aikman, came by, and did some touch-up grooming on Oliver's head. Liza and Sue have now worked out an exercise program in Sue's pool, with the vet's approval, to provide appropriate physical therapy for Oliver!
Oliver could not be getting better care. He is just beginning to use the repaired leg a little, but plays mostly on three legs, tripod style. He has a sweet and ingratiating personality, and greets everyone as though they are a long-lost friend. Liza took so many pictures of Oliver getting his first bath, after his initial stitches were removed, that she had to post them on a website for everyone to view. Oliver is a special little dog who found a very special home. |
