Monday, February 23, 2009

Ashtabula OH -- Gutter, senior lab with seizures, needs rescue!















Crossposting is appreciated!!!

Gutter (unfortunate name, I know) is a super sweet senior lab. He
arrived at the Ashtabula County APL with severe eye entropian, which
was corrected with surgery. It was noted that his eyes appeared
rather sunken in his skull. Due to extreme overcrowding at the
shelter, Gutter went to stay in the home of an employee, since he was
a good candidate for a house with cats, kids, and other dogs. Shortly
after arriving at the employee's home it was discovered that the poor
old boy has seizures as well. Thanks to donations we were able to get blood work done and have Gutter put on an appropriate dosage of phenobarbital, which curbed the seizures while in foster care. He has since come back to stay at the shelter, and did have a couple seizures when he first came back, but they appear to have stopped again now that he is used to his surroundings.

Please note that the pic was taken before his entropian surgery.

This is what the family who fostered Gutter has to say about him:

"11 yr old Black Lab (mix I think). Male, Having seizures in his sleep.
Foster home has
4 kids, 6 months,3 yr,7 yr and 9 yr
4 Foster Kittens under 3 months.
2 other dogs. Both around 6 months.
Potty trained, Sits, Speaks, Lays, and Is leashed trained. Love to go
for walks. Curls up next to the bed at night. Gives a low growl when
rubbing his ears cause it feels just that darn good. He lays around
most of the day as any older dog does.

He has been pacing for what seems like forever, cause he associates
his seizures with his sleep. When he wakes up from it, the first
thing he does is check on everyone else in the house to make sure
everyone is oki. Bumping into just about everything. He seems very
determined to check on everyone. Then he just walks around and "walks
it off"."

Gutter is great with kids and other dogs. He's about the nicest dog you could ever hope to meet, and deserves a chance to live out his retirement years in safety and comfort.
If you might be able to rescue this sweet old fellow, *please*
contact me at ashtabulaanimaladvocates@gmail.com (gmail.com)!

(Please not that I've been having some issues receiving email. I always reply to rescue inquiries within 24 hours, so if you contact me about Gutter and don't hear back, please try again!)

Thanks,
Dawn

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