I just read about this wonderful org. maybe Mark can mention it.KINGSTON – Ladybug was an old dog with lots of problems. Her missing teeth and bad breath were just the tip of the iceberg. Ladybug also had chronic kidney disease, vestibular disease, often known as “old dog disease,” a heart murmur, and cataracts in both eyes.
But none of her problems stopped Kingston residents Marlo Manning and her husband, Ed Foley, from adopting Ladybug from the Kingston Animal Shelter.
“It was really said,” Manning remembered. “She had a pill tray Monday through Sunday. We’re not rich, but we could afford her medical bills and prescription food.”
The vestibular disease gave their “Buggy Girl” vertigo for up to two weeks at a time. She also suffered from “doggie dementia” and would lose track of where she was and then panic. It wasn’t all bad though, Manning said.
“She was a wonderful girl. She was advertised as 8-years-old when we adopted her, but our vet said she was more like 10, but that didn’t matter anyway. She loved to go to the beach but hated the water. She liked to go for long walks and sniff her way around. She wasn’t much for other dogs – a bit jealous – and she pined for us all the time. She would sigh or whine when she was disappointed. She loved to sleep and was desperate for us to be in the same room with her.”
When Manning found a lump on the old dog in January she took her to the vet once again.
“He said her kidney disease was still at bay, but that she had cancer,” Manning said. “Within a week, she was gone.” (more…)