So Ralph went for his blood work & fecals and general checkup…. after 5 days post shelter his weight is: 30.5 (should be 45-50).He is eating like a horse and playing like a scamp.

To meet Ralph is to fall head over heels in love.

Our incredible vet Dr. Young Kim at Roswinn Pet Hospital had this to proclaim after exam:
“He’s Adorable” – therefore its official, Ralph is an “adorable” hound.
Heart and lungs are good, teeth are great, 4- 4.5 months is definate, ears have slight yeast infection (not mites as was previously thought) Dr. Kim seems to feel he’s a basset/bloodhound mix – We’re still thinking the legs are walker hound but are not familiar enough with that breed to know for sure.
We’ll have most results in tomorrow – and we’ll proceed from there, for right now he’s on a nutritional plan –
and ear meds.

And just to share a tidbit about Dr. Kim –
We all love our vets as we should, Dr. Kim is our primary vet, and we have been working together for well over 20 years. Originally hailing from Korea, Dr. Kim who won the Vet of the Year Award many years ago, brought excellent medical care to the lower income areas. I lucked upon him all those years ago by mistake. Dr. Kim and my working relationship began before I was a formal rescuer, in those days I was saving strays of of streets and rehoming etc. Dr. Kim was very adamant about spay and neuter all those years ago, and I attribute my ability to help these poor angels directly to him. In all these years Dr. Kim has been a mentor, able to disucss the smallest and most mundane issues – and has been so instrumental and encouraging in supporting our rescue for so many years. We literally could not save the canines we do without his knowledge, guidance and assistance. Dr. Kim is a master diagnostician and as the years pass one cannot imagine the number of times he has walked in our shoes… for the benefit of the canines in our care.

I am a rescuer today because of my family, friends and Dr. Young Kim, DVM.

Dawn of the West
Daphneyland

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