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McKinsey - Las Vegas, NV ESRA # 2004-627AZ Age: 5 years Gender: Female Color: Liver/White Weight: 63 lb. Variety: Field-Bred

McKinsey has had several homes in her short 5 years. She came to her foster mom and dad in need of a lot more than just TLC. It was discovered that she has eight large kidney stones that are going to require surgery to remove. The vet feels that they are too large to disolve with a special diet alone. When the x-rays were done for the kidney stones we also found out that she has severe hip problems, along with arthritis, that will eventually require surgery. McKinsey is taking medicine for her arthritis and it is amazing to see how much it has perked her up. To top it off, McKinsey is about 25 pounds overweight!

This sweet girl loves to play with her ball and snuggle up on the couch with whoever is around. From her loving disposition you would never know that she was not feeling her best.

Update 03DEC04: McKinsey has had her surgery to remove the stones and is doing wonderful. There was a total of 12 stones that were removed and they were very large. The vet was amazed because according to him they must have been very painful. The vet also feels that she will be able to live a comfortable and full life without surgery on her hips. She continues to take medicine for her arthritis and is doing a good job at shedding some of her extra weight. We are now starting to see the "true" side of McKinsey and she is such a sweet heart! She is full of so much love.

Contact: Rosemary Elden azessrescue@msn.com

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McKINSEY'S GENEROUS SPONSORS:
Palma Friery	In memory of Oliver and Yogi.
Karen Vancamp
Corinne Cunningham
Cathryne Slaughter	Good luck from Maggie and Mr. Barney!
Gary Hanes	In memory of Little Maddie from Texas - never forget!
Janice & John Dempsey	In memory of "Rex" Dempsey, to honor a terrific Springer companion who is now waiting for us at the Rainbow Bridge.
Lesley Blyth	In memory of Yogi , the rolling wonder!
Greg Morse
Margaret M Fernandez	Thank you so much! Henry could not be in a better home. We have a renewed respect for humankind!