Cleveland, OHADOPTED! July 25, 2018
| Arrival Date: | 3/19/18 |
| Breed: | Boxer Mix |
| Gender: | Female |
| Age: | 2 |
| Weight: | 65# |
| Personality: | Happy-Go-Lucky, Shy |
| Fully Vaccinated: | Yes |
| Microchipped: | Yes |
| Spayed/Neutered: | Yes |
| In foster Home: | Yes |
| Dog Social: | Yes |
| Crate Trained: | Yes – Not Necessary |
| House Trained: | Yes |
| Kid-Friendly: | |
| Cat-Friendly: | |
| Origin: | Owner Surrender |
| Adoption Fee: | $200 |
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Stella is heartworm positive and will be receiving treatment in May. We are going The Extra Mile for Stella. You can too by being a Heart of Gold sponsor. Sponsorship helps alleviate the very high cost of treatment for a heartworm positive dog. The overall cost to alleviate heartworms in one dog, including hospitalization, medications, x-rays, blood work and office visits office visits most often exceeds $700…for just one dog. Make your donation today!
$25: Four months of Heartgard treatment for a heartworm positive dog
$50: Average cost of one heart x-ray
$100: Covers one heart x-ray and the average cost of oral antibiotics taken (usually for at least one month) along with one month of Heartgard
$150: 1 CBC and one month Heartgard
$250: Cost of one average-sized dose of Immiticide, two months of Heartgard treatment, anesthetic, pain meds and one night of hospitalization
Stella’s heartworm case is one of the worst our veterinarian team has seen. She is riddled with worms and has been taking antibiotics and steriods to lead up to her first treatment she received in late May. After her first injection Stella had a very hard time with her recovery. Over the two weeks following the injection her cough continued (allowing the worms to move out and about) and had one incident when she briefly collapsed but regained her composure. After the collapse our local veterinarian team suggested we contact the cardiologist at MedVet for a consult before we commit to the second treatment which includes a two series injection over two days.
On June 8th we attended a consultation with our director and Stella’s foster provider to discuss the options available for further treatment. Chest Xrays were taken as well as an electrocardiogram and blood pressure (normal) and despite the risks ALL dogs go through when they undergo heartworm treatment having Stella continue with the two series injection was the recommendation by Dr. Boddy. We have Stella scheduled to receive her injections on June 14 and 15 followed by cage rest for two weeks. We are forever thankful to the generous donations that make caring for a dog like Stella possible, especially her sponsor donor Michelle who has been more than kind seeing her healthcare through.
FOSTER HOME REPORT:
Stella is such a sweet dog. She loves human affection, playing with squeaky toys, chewing on bones, and a good game of fetch (when she is allowed again). She is awesome in her crate; she goes right in, is quiet, and honestly doesn’t seem to mind it. She’s pretty mellow and busies herself. Stella would probably love a home filled with a bunch of toys and bones all for her. She is night and day with my two male dogs. She is fine with Abel, my pittie mix who is super stable, confident, and low-key. He’s super mindful of other dogs space and reads their body language well. Stella is completely different with Diesel, my boxer who is a bit anxious and does not read body language or perceive social situations accurately. Stella exhibits some resource guarding towards Diesel that would need to be addressed if she was matched in a home with another dog. Collectively after speaking with Secondhand Mutts we have agreed that Stella would probably love to be an only dog just so she could be the only focus. However, she does get along with dogs and we are open to a home with another dog but would venture to guess a home with an older dog that is balanced and without issues and a calming spirit would be the best match.
If you are interested in adopting any one of our dogs please fill out our online adoption application. Applications are responded to with an auto-response message indicating your application has been received. Please check your Spam folder as our mail sometimes does not make it into inboxes due to spam filters. Please add rescue@secondhandmutts.org to your approved senders list. We are a volunteer run operation and applications can take anywhere from 3-7 days to process. Please notify your references when you list them on our application and give your listed veterinarian authorization to release your current or previous animals records to our volunteers. If you have never owned a pet before please research the breed you are interested in adopting to understand the needs of the breed and list the name of the veterinarian you plan to use if you do adopt.
