Popeye is a beautiful 5 year old Catahoula male who is looking for a home that better suits his needs. Popeye was bit by a venomous spider in his shoulder region which left him with limited use of his right front limb due to nerve damage and cartilage loss. He walks with a limp, but the vets did not feel there was any reason to amputate since he uses the limb quite a lot for balance. The injury is progressive and as he gets older, we do expect some arthritis in his shoulder joints. The limb is also slowly beginning to atrophy since he doesn't use the muscles properly...he has learned to run as a tri-pod and doesn't bear as much weight on that leg. Swimming is supposed to be the perfect activity for him since it makes him to use the limb more...
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