WELCOME TO AMERICA HERBIE!

HERBIE IS NOW BEING FOSTERED IN PORTLAND!

HERBIE is a male Cocker Spaniel Freedom Flyer, rescued from South Korea by Korean K9 Rescue, to be flown to America to start his new best life here!

Now that we’ve met him, we can tell you that Herbie is a sweet, friendly, easy-going boy who’s always wagging his tail!

Herbie is estimated* to be about 10-11 years old, and currently weighs about 26 pounds.

MEDICAL UPDATES - 2023:

>>> Earlier this summer, Herbie had back pain and was having trouble standing. He was taken to emergency and diagnosed with IVDD, requiring meds and 2 months of rest in a restricted space - with a concern that a disc could rupture at any time.

Herbie recovered from the IVDD pain with the help of pain meds and rest almost immediately, but the IVDD remains - so he should not play fetch and should live a low-impact lifestyle from now on.

>>> During Herbie’s eye surgery in January, some heart rhythm anomalies were observed. He’s since been seen by a cardiologist who diagnosed him with *CVD Stage 1B* (heart disease that is characterized by a heart murmur - but radiography/echocardiography does not show an enlarged heart, nor any clinical signs of the disease). He was also diagnosed with sinus/AV node dysfunction - also without any clinical signs. Since Herbie is currently asymptomatic for both conditions, no medications have been prescribed. He will need to be monitored by a cardiologist.

>>> After weeks of pre-testing by the ophthalmologist, to confirm that he was a suitable candidate for cataract surgery, Herbie finally had bilateral cataract surgery in January 2023. 

In February, his left eye tested with elevated eye pressures and acute glaucoma. 

In March, after attempts to control the pressures with medication were unsuccessful, the ophthalmologist performed a CBA (ciliary body ablation) in Herbie’s left eye.

A CBA is an injection into his eyeball that kills the nerves, eliminating the pressure.  As a result of the CBA, the eye becomes non-visual. Herbie is currently getting daily eyedrops in both eyes, and will need to be seen periodically by an opthalmologist to monitor and maintain his eye health.

>>> Herbie is suspected to have IBD (intestinal bowel disease). He’d need surgery for a diagnosis, so instead he’s being treated with Blue Buffalo hydrolyzed food (available at Chewy) to control his symptoms

FOSTER UPDATES - JANUARY, 2023

Herbie enjoys his walks most of the time but not when it is raining or very cold. So it was a challenge during the storms to get him on a walk.

He is a total foodie. He finishes his food in 30 seconds or less. But he’s good about giving his foster sister Zoey her space and does not try to eat her food. (We did find that when we would give them chewy type treats that last a while for chewing that he would steal Zoey’s and would growl when you tried to get it back. That is the only time he has growled. We stopped giving those treats, to discourage that behavior.) Because he is such a foodie he is at your feet when we are cooking in the kitchen.

He’s not thrilled with getting brushed so it’s much easier when we doing as a team, Danny holding and petting him and me brushing. But the groomer says he is very good for them and he is also very good with the vet. He is also getting used to the liquid supplements and it’s getting easier to give him those.

The great news is that he is pretty much 100% house trained!! He uses the doggie door on his own when we are here and when we are gone. Even when we have to close the doggie door all day (like if the bug guy is coming), we put a belly band on him but he doesn’t go in it, he holds it.

He does love chasing his ball and also likes to fetch toys and play tug with them. He is also OK to just relax and chill and will tap you with his paw to get some pets.

He is good with people. He barks when they first come in the house but he is taking that cue from Zoey because she barks a lot. Once he gets attention from that person he is friendly. He’s been good with the neighbor kids as well.

EARLY FEEDBACK ABOUT HERBIE FROM HIS FOSTER PARENTS:

Herbie is a very sweet boy, comes to us frequently for petting, and enjoys chasing balls.

We recently had a small dinner party for 12, and he was great with all our guests. Didn’t get at all nervous with having lots of people around.

We have left him in the house not kenneled for 2 hours at a time. We have cameras and he just lays near the front door. He doesn’t whine or bark so really no separation anxiety at all.

It looks like Herbie has cataracts in both eyes - with the right being worse than the left. He has an ophthalmology consult scheduled, and has been approved for cataract surgery.

*Please note that any age provided is only an estimate, based on veterinary examination.

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