ABBOTT IN MICHIGAN 28 DECEMBER 2015
	Lynn O'Shaughnessy of SOAR (STARTING OVER AIREDALE RESCUE) writes: Abbott came in to rescue through no fault of his own. His owner had fallen on hard times and asked for our help. Heather immediately said "yes" to fostering and picked him up around Christmas of 2015.
Heather writes: Newsflash! Our road trip is over! Introducing our new SOAR foster guy, Abbott! He is eight years old (just had his birthday yesterday). He & Luna Dale have met and shared zoomies, which can be seen HERE & HERE. (VIDEOS ARE LARGE AND WILL TAKE TIME TO UPLOAD)
He has an ACL issue on the left rear, but is otherwise a happy, healthy, very sweet guy. (CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A VIDEO) (VIDEO IS LARGE AND WILL TAKE TIME TO UPLOAD) 7 JANUARY 2016: Abbott went to the vet today to have his rear legs & hips looked at to determine the root cause of his pain and lameness. As was expected, it is due to the cruciate ligament injury on the left rear leg. The vet is recommending surgery to repair the cruciate ligament. Abbot's blood work today came back all good and he is considered a good candidate for this surgery. He is home and resting comfortably now and has eaten a small amount with no ill digestive effects from the anesthesia, although he is still a bit groggy. TAKE A LOOK HERE (VIDEO IS LARGE AND WILL TAKE TIME TO UPLOAD)
Abbott is a sweet guy and has been a joy to have in our home. I look forward to getting him through this and back on all four paws and playing like he wants to. (CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A VIDEO) (VIDEO IS LARGE AND WILL TAKE TIME TO UPLOAD)
22 JANUARY: Abbott is home from the vet. He has eaten and pottied and is resting with his boy by his side. Now the recovery begins. The vet who operated on Abbott is recommending cold laser treatments on his knee for about four weeks. (CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A VIDEO) 23 JANUARY: Abbott's first short walk. 27 JANUARY: Abbott is doing awesome again today. It is hard to keep a good Dale down. He had a laser treatment, went to Biggby for a milk bone, and then for a walk. He is now resting and watching movies with his boy. 28 JANUARY: Chilling with Abbott today! He has claimed my leg for a pillow. Silly boy!
29 JANUARY: Abbott update: he did wonderfully at his laser treatment this morning. His incision is looking excellent; he is limping slightly, but fully using his leg unless he wants to go fast, then he just picks it up. His range of motion is excellent. He is feeling so much better that we are having to really work to keep him from overdoing it. (CLICK ON THE PHOTO FOR A VIDEO) (VIDEO IS LARGE AND WILL TAKE TIME TO UPLOAD)
	Dre feeding Abbott. Abbott didn't want to get up to eat, so he trained his boy to hold it for him! So cute!

SEVERAL ABBOTT UPDATES ARE HERE