The Life of Ruby Roo..

Welcome to the Ruby Roo Blog!! Little Miss Ruby Roo has had a rough start,first with underdeveloped kidneys which were diagnosed by 4 ultrasounds, blood work, and urine samples at 3 1/2 months old, and she is also battling allergies of some sort. Her kidneys have not developed since May, the vets feel that her kidneys will stay underdeveloped for her entire life. They are worried that she might have Juvenile Kidney Disease, due to her urine being so clear and her kidneys being underdeveloped. Multiple Ultrasounds have showed no improvement in her kidneys over the past several months.

We are trying to figure out what is triggering her scratching and hives.. She is on a food trial basis now, she eats raw, as her body cant handle dry dog food as we have tried, and when we give her dry dog food she breaks out in horrible hives, ear infections, and scratches her body like crazy.

Her socialization has been ongoing, as she is afraid of some people and we dont understand why, its either a combination of genetics and lack of socialization prior to us receiving her, or the plane ride scared her so much that she is now afraid of people. she goes everywhere with me to help overcome her fearfulness. She is a work in progress, and has come so far in the past 9 months, and is such a joy to have. She adores her brother Rufus, and her sister Jesse, and loves to snuggle every chance she gets.. She has gone thru puppy classes,basic classes,an agility class, and now she is enjoying some rest and relaxation until the spring when classes start again...little bookworm that she is..

this is her journey, hopefully we will be able to find out what she is really allergic to and find a treatment that works.. hopefully her kidneys will eventually fully develop as well (she is having a hard time being housetrained due to her kidney issue), and hopefully her fear of random people will get better with time. She was supposed to be my new therapy dog, but with her fear issues there is no way she is therapy dog material. Dogs come into our lives for reasons, and Ruby is no exception... She isnt what i asked for, but someone feels that she is what i need.. no matter what, rubys life is here with us... and with us she will stay.. forever..