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It was a beautiful fall day in the Northwoods and all the trees were showing their vivid gold, red, and orange colors. A perfect day to go hunting in the woods – which is exactly what Lady Suzan and Dudy, a four-year old Weimaraner, intended to do. Their favorite time to spend together is fall hunting season. Dudy eagerly waits for her favorite words –
”Let’s go hunting!” then runs to the truck and jumps |
with excitement. Since Lady Suzan and Dudy spend so much time together, she is very sensitive to Dudy’s behavior and mood and is able to tell when she’s not quite herself. One particular day, she appeared to be eating well and seemed fine in the morning, but as the day progressed, Lady Suzan thought that something wasn’t quite right. There wasn’t a dramatic difference in her behavior, but enough to concern Lady Suzan. Perhaps she was just getting old? Maybe she was ill?
The following day, Lady Suzan called the clinic and she asked them to come in. Once they got into the exam room, Lady Suzan voiced her concerns while Dudy was being examined. To rule out illness, some tests were run and they revealed that Dudy was healthy. Lady Suzan, relieved, then questioned why there was a change in her behavior if Dudy wasn’t sick. Since Dudy was an extremely active pet, she most likely needed additional energy and nutrition than what she was getting from her food. [ Full Article ]