luna – Jul 20, 2012 12:00 AM

We got some great news from the University of Minnesota nutritionist who has been working on Luna's case since May. She thought the x-rays looked fantastic with bone density much improved. Luna was spayed on Wednesday the 18th and is currently in a 5-day activity restriction, but with the heat going on right now, we're all in an activity restriction. We do not have a definitive plan for Luna yet, we plan to neuter Boltz next Tuesday, take some x-rays while he is sedated to get the best view possible, then compare her x-rays to his. This will tell us comparatively, the status of her bone density and will help the risk assessment process when determining if Luna can join the Exhibit Pack. We have consulted with other facilities, even one who had a bone density issue on a pup who joined the pack, and in their experience, the adults are very tolerant of pups and didn't have any issues. With our wooded and rocky habitat, her bone density assessment is more related to the risk of a fragile bone structure that may be vulnerable to fractures in uneven terrain rather than social activity with Boltz or the adults. I will post a brief explanation of the introduction plan in next week's logs after next Tuesday's set of x-rays on Boltz.<br> Luna's weights since last week's logs:<br> Date Days Old Weight in LBS.<br> <li>7/14/2012 112 32.1<li> 7/15/2012 113 32.18<li> 7/16/2012 114 33.07<li> 7/17/2012 115 33.07<li> 7/18/2012 116 33.95<li> 7/19/2012 117 34.39<li> 7/20/2012 118 33.06 The lower weight on the 20th may be in response to the spay.