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 Goofy
(AKA Goofy Blue) is a large, lanky bluetick hound. When he arrived, he went around sniffing
and kissing every dog and human in sight, so he got the name Goofy. He
is big and clumsy, but friendly and happy.
Goofy had been taken to a vet to be put down by some people who said
they found him in the woods. He was blind in one eye, and was going
blind in the other. He was estimated to be around 8 years old. He had
heartworms, and
hadn't yet been neutered. The vet did not want to put him down, and
arranged for him to come to Journey's End.
At first we thought Goofy's
vision problems were caused only by cataracts. The plan was for him to
have surgery to remove the cataracts as soon as he finished his
heartworm treatment. But a diagnostic test by a vision
specialist revealed that his retinas were almost completely gone, so
surgery for the cataracts wouldn't help. He'll eventually be blind in
both eyes, but hopefully he knows his way around well enough now to get
by with his good sense of smell.
Florence with Goofy, Zachary (standing on the
bed), Barney (lying on the bed), and
Houdini (standing behind Goofy)
Connie with Goofy and Barney
Goofy gets close to Florence |
