Meet Genesis

Genesis has been around and now she is one of my foster dogs. She was rescued from a shelter earlier this year and fostered by a very special New Rattitude volunteer who brought her through an illness when she wasn't expected to recover. You can see some of Geni's photos and videos from that time here.

She bounced back to health, stopped having seizure-like episodes and soon was adopted by a family who took excellent care of her. They continued to take excellent care of her when the episodes returned and dedicated themselves to tracking down the cause. An MRI showed that Genesis has a dilated fourth ventricle in her cerebellum where cerebrospinal fluid builds up, causing episodes involving tremors and loss of muscular coordination. She was put on medication which greatly reduced the occurrence of these episodes by decreasing spinal fluid production. Eventually, Genesis came back to New Rattitude due to behavior issues.

Miss Geni is not yet available for adoption, but I feel that she will be soon. She's been with me for two weeks and I'm still getting to know her. She and I are working on her house training, impulsivity, and other issues and she's coming along as expected. Today was her first day off the medication, as the vet wants to give her body a rest from it. We will see how she does.

Now that I've told you the issues this girl is dealing with, I'll tell you that her personality is absolutely delightful. She's an affectionate little doll who likes to play and then curl up sweetly in your lap. She's goofy and rascally one minute and soft and sedate the next. She's just as lovable as she can be. And stinkin' cute, too!