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• NOT YET AVAILABLE An 8 year old Border Collie, Patches is a sweetheart through and through. This joyful girl loves everyone she meets and is up for any activity! Patches will invent all kinds of games with toys or sticks or anything else she finds! A totally tuned-in, smart and adorable Border Collie, no one would ever guess she has a medical challenge. Patches is diabetic and requires insulin daily and close oversight. We are now establishing a new protocol for her health. Now on a diabetic appropriate prescription food, her insulin levels are being evaluated over the next month. In combination with diabetes, she has EPI, a pancreatic enzyme disorder where she needs an powdered enzyme added to her food to pre-digest what she eats allowing her to get nutrition. Diabetes and EPI often occur together when the pancreas is not functioning properly. Additionaly, diabetes often leads to cataracts which Patches now has resulting in limited sight. If all goes as we expect, Patches will then undergo cataract surgery. She is a great candidate for the operation, hopefully in mid to end of March. Then, three to four months post surgery, it will be clear if her eyesight permanently returns to normal. Sadly, Patches original guardian did not have the means to handle her care, so a Border Collie lover stepped in and took Patches in August 2024. Patches went from a mere 20 pounds to about 35 pounds and of course, a much happier dog. Due to the activity level of toddlers in the home, it was best for Patches to make a move to rescue. Patches came to Glen Highland from Tennessee.
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Ron & Valerie Hall Thank you for all that you do Dennis & Chris Szilvasy Natalie Shipley Lucinda Hahn In honor of Kim & Steve Brant - Sonia & Ryan Chapin Patches needs 2 more angels!
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