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Audi appeared one Saturday morning outside my
apartment building. It was early October, and the nights were starting
to get colder. I talked to a few of the other residents in the building,
and found out that she'd been there for a few days. One lady said
that she seemed to have a back problem. I talked to her for a bit,
then picked her up and brought her up to my apartment. She had nothing
wrong with her legs - she was just so scared and submissive, she crawled
on the ground instead of walking normally. On Monday morning, I took
her to the vet, and found out that she had a bladder full of stones and
needed surgery immediately. I asked the vet to keep her until the
surgery, while I talked to my landlord. Since we were moving into
our first house in less than a month, the landlord let us keep her in the
apartment. One week and $500 later, Audi came home for good.
She developed a wonderful personality. She completely ignored Quick-Quick,
but was fascinated by Orion. She didn't know 'sit' or 'stay,' but
she knew all the important other words - 'walk,' 'go for a ride,' 'treat,'
and 'dinner.'
A few years later, Audi was diagnosed with Cushing's disease. We started her on medication, but it really didn't help. She lasted for another year, but in December 1998, we sent her to the Rainbow Bridge.
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Audi is
on the left, Xuxa on the right