22-085 Levi  is a 4-year-old male purebred Golden . His owners had had him since he was 8 weeks old but now found they did not have time for the dog, as they have a new baby. The owner reported that  Levi  had frequent ear infections and skin issues for which he was given Cytopoint injections, but the owner could no longer afford the treatment. When first with one of our foster couples,  Levi  was scared, skittish and defensive, but he soon relaxed and was fine with the 5 other dogs that were there. He was up to date on vaccines, but needed tests for heartworm and valley fever; fortunately, both were negative. We got him in at  Dermatology For Animals . The vet put  Levi  on a hydrolyzed protein food, ordered an antimicrobial bath twice a week, and started him on several meds for allergy control. This was an expensive regimen, so we hoped that after some time he’d  be able to be weaned off the hydrolyzed protein food (25 lb bag for about $153), the baths with the special shampoo ($54 for a bottle) reduced to once a week or once every two weeks, and the dosages of some or all of the meds reduced or dropped; the vet also recommended a special azithromycin toothpaste to control gum overgrowth due to the cyclosporine he was taking for the allergies.  Levi  was at the foster’s for three months when an adopter in Surprise lost her girl,  Shelby . Connie took  Levi  to the adopter because she thought sweet  Levi  would fill the hole in her heart and she was right. She agreed to “just foster” for a week to see how he and resident dog  Dillon  would do together. They did well, so she ended up adopting  Levi . Recently, at adoption finalization the adopter commented: