The Girl in the Self Imposed Box (elisabat) wrote in boston_buddies,
The Girl in the Self Imposed Box
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Another Wilbur update

It's good news! I had one of the doctors I work with research his condition (cerebellum ataxia) and it is not degenerative! He should stay his happy goofy clumsy self for the rest of his life. There is a very rare form of his disorder which is degenerative, but the only way to know is to do a CT scan (which we actually do at my work) but it's not warranted.

We've been together for a month today, and I completely love the little guy. Sometimes it's frustrating to miss the bus because he's decided to circle or lay down, but the rewards are so much greater than the downsides. He's gotten really happy too. He's exhibiting some new behavior that's really funny. When he's really happy on our walks, he hops along like a bunny. He's still nippy when he plays, but we're working on that. He's actually starting to listen to me occasionally.

Unfortunately one of his new happy things to do, is pee on people. He's done this twice. When my co-workers get him all happy and riled up, he pees on them. It's funny, but not so nice for whoever gets peed on.

I've finally found some booties that don't seem like they're going to wear out. I got these from REI. They're mountain climbing booties with soles made out of recycled tires. He hates them, but everyone on the street thinks he's so cute in his little booties. I did get the wrong size because they were otu of XS, so they are chafing his dew claws on his front paws a little bit. I've been making him wear baby socks under the booties so that won't happen.

And he needs this from http://trixieandpeanut.com
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