December 9, 2009
Abel is about 9 years old.
He showed up at someone's house and no one ever called about him. He is
already neutered. He has arthritis and is currently on Rimadyl. He has lick
granulomas on his feet that are getting better. Since he's been on the
Rimadyl they aren't hurting as bad so he's not licking as much. He is a very
sweet dog and needs a loving family to care for him. He has had advantix
applied and been dewormed. The adoption fee on Abel will be only $15.00 due
to the fact that he is a senior dog with special needs. Please don't let him
have to live at the shelter for long.
Puppy
Pipeline in GA is willing to transport this dalmatian free of charge to
WillingHearts if you are able to take him.
Please
contact the owner (Mike) if you have room to help this poor dal.
Thank you,
Kathy Kelley
December 10, 2009
From:
Kathy
Robbie,
I contacted many Dalmatian rescues and At this point no one will take in
Abel. Do you have any ideas that you can share with me? The puppy
pipeline's truck leaves with a van full of puppies to NYC on Saturday.
On their way to NYC, if you could find room, they could drop off Abel
to you....fully vet checked with vet records as you know.
Even if you
cannot take in Abel....I want to thank you for what you do and you are
appreciated. I do want you to know that I have been involved with
adoptions from your shelter. I drove with Annette to pick up "Shayna"
(forget what her name was when she was there) from MA to PA. I have had
dalmatians for 18 yrs and if I didn't live in a townhouse......I would adopt
Abel but I have too many stairs and it wouldn't be fair to him.....
not to mention the pet rule here and I am at my max.
As you know
his days are numbered. You must go through this all the time and I cannot
imagine ever getting use to it.
Thank you
and please share any ideas you have for me to save Abel.
Kathy
Kelley
December 9, 2009
From:
Puppy Pipeline
Rob:
I spoke with the shelter
yesterday and they told me that no one has even looked at him. Furthermore,
it is the desire of the county commissioners to have the shelter "cleaned"
out the week before Christmas. In other words, if no one comes forth and if
space is still available, they will euthanize him on Friday the 18th. If the
shelter encounters a "space" issue, he could be put down sooner.
We can pull him today or
tomorrow and while I wait for transport arrangements, Puppy Pipeline will
board him at our expense and bring him UTD on all shots at a Veterinary
Clinic here in the
Karen said (of Abel)
that's he's a sweet submissive dog whose only "Issue" is that he's
arthritic. That is being remedied by Rimadayl and he has responded
wonderfully. Puppy Pipeline has a policy that all senior dogs will be fully
vetted and cared for prior to transport. The dog you will be getting will be
"showroom ready" good to go!
Let's make this work!
We're ready!
Mike Dougherty
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When a
vet examined him on 12/11/09 they found urate stones that were starting to
cause obstruction and infection was noted. He had some arthritis and
lick granulomas on all 4 feet along with alopecia over the bony prominences
of the rear hind legs. On 12/15/09 Abel had a Cystotomy done. He
was given clavamox, tramadol and metacam for infection and arthritis.
After a few weeks of being hospitalized he healed from surgery without any
complications.
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December 16, 2009
From:
Puppy Pipeline
According
to the Vet (Dr. Holly Marinson), the surgery was successful. In fact, it was
a good thing we caught the “build up” when we did. He has now been cleaned
out and flushed and should, with proper nutrition, be on the rebound for the
rest of his natural life. Personally, I am happy to have been able to
play a role in his recovery!
Mike
December 20,2009
From:
puppypipeline
Saw him on Friday......he
is progressing well.......the "sores" are pretty much gone from his feet and
he loves where he is (especially his bed!), is always wagging his tail and
eating everything that they put in front of him! That sore on his left side
is being addressed with topical antibiotics and improves every day.
We'll get him up
there.....
December 27,2009
From:
PuppyPipeline
I am going
to try to get him up there this week.
We have a
scheduled transport to North Shore Animal League (
If that's
not possible, If I have to, I'll put him in my backseat and take him up
there in the car.
Not to
worry, he's doing fine at Vets, eating and sleeping well and is on the "road
to a full recovery". As soon as I know, I'll let you guys know. I want him
there as much as you do!
Mike
January
6, 2010 Mike reported that Abel was having difficulty walking.
January
10,2010 Abel was transported from GA to PA. He had difficulty getting out of
the car. Everyone thought it was most likely due to the long ride.
January
10, 2010
From: Puppy Pipeline
How's he doing? Hopefully,
after a good night's sleep in a real good home he'll be up and about
January
11, 2010 he was dragging his back legs and could hardly stand. Abel
had xrays of his spine on 1/11/10 which showed inflammation. He was
taken to an orthopedic doctor that day and he stated that Abel could
possibly have a spinal tumor, a slipped disc, disc disease, or an embolism.
Abel was kept that night for observation and put on prednisone and
famotidine.
January
12, 2010 he showed signs of improvement and was able to come home with the
prednisone and famotidine and was restricted to limited activity. Abel
kept showing signs of improvement for a week and then he started having
problems walking and standing again. The doctor had increased
his prednisone dose to see if that would help.
January
21,2010 he had an acupuncture treatment. Neither pred or the treatment
really helped Abel.
January
26,2009
From: Tammy
Abel is
walking a little more but is still falling. I have a recheck
appointment for him this Thursday morning, I am hoping that maybe he will
decide to do the mylogram earlier than next Wednesday 2/3. He's such a
sweetie and I want him to be ok.
January
28, 2010 Abel went back to the orthopedic doctor and had a myelogram done
followed by a dorsal laminectomy. The doctor discovered during surgery
that his spine was grayish in color, he was very inflamed and during the
process of relieving the fluid there was puss on his spinal cord, also there
was evidence of eating away of the bone. Biopsies and a culture
sensitivity test were sent away. Abel came out of surgery well but
later that night suffered a seizure, which is a common complication from the
myelogram. He was kept at the hospital until 1/30/10. Abel came
home that night and was sent home with prednisone, baytril and clavamox and
was doing well but had some vomiting here and there.
February 1, 2010 the fentanyl patch was removed from his back and he felt
cold and seemed pale in color. He was taken down to the doctors later
that night and his temperature was low and he was dehydrated. The
doctor said he was having a reaction from the fentanyl patch. Abel was
kept that night for observation and was given fluids and kept warm.
Also with all the antibiotics upset stomach can occur so he was also put on
reglan.
February 2, 2010 he was doing well and was allowed to come home. The
culture sensitivity test also came back positive for pseudomonas, which is
a urinary tract bacteria/infection.
The
doctor feels that Abel had a urinary tract infection long before he was
taken to the GA shelter. Left untreated it spread to areas of the body that
were inflamed. In his case, his spine.
The
biopsy results came back negative for a tumor. No cancer cells were seen.
February 11, 2010 went in for a checkup and was given a 30 day course of
antibiotics and continue exercise and short daily walks.
March
11, 2010 another recheck. Vet is VERY PLEASED with his progress. He is done
antibiotics and will be seen in 2 weeks.
The vet
says full recovery is 6 months. We are hoping that no permanent damage was
done and only time will tell if there is. Everyday Abel and his foster
mommy Tammy do physical therapy and he is getting stronger, sitting up,
walking on his own.
Abel is
very strong willed and his tail never stops wagging. We will do
whatever it takes together to get him stronger and walking again.