09/02/2026
FELIX Lonestar. Another example of just how awesome and committed our adopters are ❤️
Felix is now **Storm Gray , and he is doing absolutely amazing! ❤️🐾
When we adopted him at seven months old, he was about 37 pounds and didn’t even know how to walk on a leash or go up and down the stairs. Within the first week, he was already making so much progress. He has come such a long way since then and is now 64 pounds — definitely a big boy! 😊
I’m not sure if you knew about this, but when we adopted Storm through Eleventh Hour Rescue, they mentioned that they were concerned about his two front paws being flat and recommended that we have them checked. When we took him to our vet and had X-rays done, the doctor wasn’t too concerned about his front paws, and explained that with some calcium they would go back to normal. However, we were completely surprised to learn that both of his back knees had fractures, and he never showed any signs of it — no limping or obvious pain, and he was walking completely fine.
Of course, we were extremely worried. The vet gave us two options: surgery or trying to allow the fractures to heal naturally. That meant being extremely careful with him — carrying him up and down the stairs and in and out of the car, no long walks, no jumping or rough activity, along with supplements and lots of patience. We decided that before putting him through surgery, we wanted to give the first option a chance.
I’m so happy to say that after about three months, both of his knees are now about 90% healed! 🙏❤️ We are extremely grateful that we didn’t have to put him through surgery. We did everything we possibly could to protect him and give his knees the chance to heal properly, and thankfully it has paid off. We’re just so happy with how well he has recovered.
Storm is doing great on the leash and has learned so much. He is incredibly lovable and affectionate and is wonderful with people, children, and other pets. Everywhere we go, we get so many compliments about how handsome, sweet, and well-behaved he is. He has also been great in the house from the very beginning.
Of course, there are still a few little things we continue to work on, but overall he is doing fantastic. We truly couldn’t be happier. We love him unconditionally, and he has been the perfect fit for our family. ❤️
Now that his knees are doing so well, we’re hoping that starting next month we can send him to doggy daycare one day a week so he can safely run around, play, socialize, and make some doggy friends. I think he is going to absolutely love it! 🐶🐾
I would be more than happy to send you some pictures, and you absolutely have our permission to share his update and photos on your page.
We would also love to meet you when you come to New Jersey for Pup-toberfest in October! Since you fostered him and were such an important part of his life before he came to us, I think it would be so special for you to see him again and see how much he has grown and changed.
Thank you again for checking on our big boy. Storm is very loved, very spoiled, and doing wonderful!
