Luna – The Assessment Continues

We recently completed a variety of medical tests including bloodwork and X-rays on Luna. The good news is her blood panel is within normal range, her vitamin D levels are as high as they have been since we acquired her as a one month old pup and while we see some deterioration from a hip socket that never properly formed as a pup, there is no other degenerative evidence of the spine.  This leaves us to assess the comfort of her current condition.  To accomplish this, we hired a CST-D to teach the wolf care staff some bodywork techniques that may provide some relief to not only Luna, but all of the wolves in our care.  Luna has been very receptive to this soft – touch technique directed at her right leg, hip and tail region.   The daily interactions have resulted on some quality interactions between Luna and staff.  The next level of assessments will be behavioral, looking at her social interactions with other wolves.  We want to do what’s best for Luna, and we know that wolf behavior intensifies as the winter season approaches.  These next few months will be very significant.