Mickey is doing well in his foster home.  When first rescued, he was considered the "fattest" of the beagles seized by the SPCA.  He is still underweight and undernourished, but is eating like a true beagle, and should gain weight pretty quickly. 

Like the other seized beagles, Mickey has heartworms and will have to be treated in a few weeks when he is healthy enough.  He will also need a dental, as his teeth are in terrible condition.

Also like the other seized beagles, Mickey was not used to being inside a home, but has gotten used to it quite nicely.  He is doing VERY well with his housetraining, and is quiet in his crate most of the time (especially at bedtime).  He is very curious and likes to explore and sniff everything inside his foster home.  He also likes to look at his reflection in the oven door. 

He LOVES human attention, and also gets along very well with the other two beagles in his foster home.  He loves being in the back yard, but likes going back inside when his foster mom goes back inside.  He's never too far from his foster mom.

As most blueticks, he is VERY sweet and affectionate. 

UPDATE (November 23rd): Mickey is doing GREAT!!  He has really come out of his shell.  He is VERY playful, and loves his "hedgehog" toy and claimed it as his own.  He also likes to just lay around, which is a nice balance to the playfulness.  He has a great personality - quite a character.  He is very loving and sweet.

He has gained a bit of weight, and is pretty much at his "ideal" weight.  He just had a dental, and had to have a couple of teeth removed, and a bit of oral surgery, but he is still very handsome.  He will be getting his heartworm treatment in January.  He is doing VERY well with his house-training and has free-run of the house most of the time now. 

UPDATE (January 14th):  Mickey had his heartworm treatment on January 8th.  He is doing great, and still just loving life.  He is still quite a character, and so cuddly and sweet.  He LOVES humans, but gets along well with the other beagles in the house.  He will be ready to look for his "forever" home in February.

Mickey has also decided he likes sleeping in the bed with his foster mom at night, so he is no longer crated at night.  He prefers to snuggle right up, and just snores away happily until morning.

UPDATE (January 29th):  Mickey has done very well with his heartworm treatment. 

UPDATE (February 18th):  Mickey is healthy and ready to go to his forever home!!

UPDATE (March 9th):  Mickey went to his new forever home on Wednesday, march 5th!

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