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Introducing Reiman!!
My newest bundle of Weim joy!!
These two pictures are the ones that made me fall in love with her!
I saw her on Weim Rescue of the South's website.
Reiman's first day in her forever home was June 5, 2005!!!
The scoop
I was fortunate enough to add this sweet girl to my family recently. She is approximately 10+ years old, but then a true southern woman never reveals her age!  I am told she was found wandering around a parking lot in Memphis in the rain.  She'd been in a couple of foster homes and almost got adopted once. She was rescued by Weim Rescue of the South.  She is approx. 60 pounds, and is supersweet, shy, quiet and calm.  She loves to be around people and adores being petted!
Old dogs rock!!
I adopted my man Hans from Weim Rescue of North Texas when he was 12, and I'm delighted to say that he will be celebrating "Sweet 16" very soon!  Hans has such a strong spirit and is looking forward to sharing a lot with Reiman about the joys of elderly chilling.  So much has transpired in his golden years to make me so grateful that he's a part of my life.  I can't think of anything that compares to the feeling that you will get when you see a dog like Hans or Reiman, so far along in years, who has such a strong desire to live, love and who wants to be a part of your daily life in every way. Even though they are old and tired and have arthritis, they will still follow you anywhere because it is always worth the trip to them.
The name
This beautiful girl was dubbed "Rosie" by Weim rescue, but the weims and I have decided that the name Reiman is a perfect fit for such a perfectly wonderful girl.  We named her after Groovy's favorite veterinary oncologist Dr. Rachel Reiman at LSU's vet school. Groovy has been woofing cancer for more than a year now, and what Groovy & I have shared and learned about each other is something I wouldn't trade for anything.  The way that Dr. Reiman has treated us is something that we will remember for a lifetime. She's our hero.  
How things went down that day
I drove to Starkville and picked up my bundle of weimjoy the morning of June 5. On the way back home, we stopped at a state park to spend time alone together before I intorduced her to the others. We chilled at the park and bonded, and I got to take pictues of her for the first time...
more posing...
She wags her tail a lot!
Here she is being happy in front of the lake
What a beautiful day to adopt a sweet angel like her!!
Isn't she a dollhead?!
Does she look happy to you?
She seemed to enjoy riding in the backseat
Our first treat together - Old Mother Hubbard cookies rock!!
Sniffing...
Health stuff
Reiman has been in a couple of foster homes since coming to Weim rescue about a year ago. Reiman has been very pampered by her most recent foster mom, and she has received the best of care from her vet in Memphis, and her foster mom also recently had her evaluated at Mississippi State's vet school on June 2, 2005.  What I know so far:  She's a lumpy girl, multiple lipomas, but none are tumors, she has arthritis, MSU diagnosed a Grade III/IV Mitral murmur, but no heart disease, she's described as slightly heartworm positive, her teeth are in need of a cleaning.  
Aspirated revealed benign masses (nondiagnostic or lipomas). She's had these masses since she was rescued, but her foster mom says their size has increased.
Reiman has a Keratin secreting tumor/cyst on her right forelimb. MSU said to monitor it for any increase in size, because size increase would complicate surgical removal by decreasing the amount of skin left to cover the healthy skin area.
A brief echocardiogram was performed on her at MSU.  It did not reveal gross evidence of disease. They recommend monitoring her heart closely, by repeating cardiac ultrasound along with chest xrays every 6 months. B Mode echocardiography revealed some left atrial enlargement and possible left ventricle length/left ventricle diameter changes. Fractional shortening was approx. 40%, within normal limits. Mitral valve appeared normal, without mitral valve regurgitation.
MSU said Reiman should be monitored for signs of  decompensated heart disease, signs to watch for include coughing, difficult breathing, pale mucous membranes, and exercise intolerance.
Once I receive all her medical records and take her to Dr. Anderson for an initial visit I will post more detailed information about her.
keratin secreting tumor/cyst
She has multiple masses, but the one on her back is the largest.
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