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This was posted on craigs list RI- They want to put her down, so I figured I could post it here.
Angel and Max are 2 shephards that came to the Scituate Shelter when their owner could no longer care for them. A volunteer group paid to have Angel taken to the vet because something was obviously wrong with her legs. And 2 vets have diagnosed her with Degenerative Myelopathy. Everyone at the shelter is devastated by this diagnosis. You can google it and read all about it.
It doesn't cause any pain but it is progressive and will get to the point where Angel will become incontinent and/or paralyzed. BUT she is not there yet.
She runs around the yard we have at the shelter with her buddy Max and they love playing ball together. Angel is the SWEETEST MOST AFFECTIONATE dog you will ever meet. I know the odds are 1 in a million that anyone will adopt this dog and give her the love she deserves with her remaining time, but I had to just put it our here in case there was a chance. But right now the plan is to euthanize her on a good day after we let her play outside with her buddy Max all day, the volunteers will love her up as much as they can, so she can die happy and not have to live in the pound kennel for her remaining time.
The vet said there are treatments that may slow down the progression of the disease and I may be able to get some funding for that if someone out there can take her. Angel is only between 5 and 8 years old. She may have several months or up to a year left, one of the vets told us. That may not seem like a lot but you have to think of it in dog years. 1 year to a dog is 7 years to a human.
We won't just give her to any home. It has to be someone who has the time to play with her and love her. You can email me or contact the shelter. We are open Saturday 10-3, if anyone would like come visit Angel.
Here is the petfinder link. I wrote this before we found out she had this disease. We will adopt her out without Max if need be. She does love her one one time with humans and will probably be OK without Max.
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10409125
Angel & Max
Scituate Animal Shelter
Clayville, RI
401-647-7200
[email protected]
Can anybody help these 2 sad shepherds?
Angel and Max are 2 shephards that came to the Scituate Shelter when their owner could no longer care for them. A volunteer group paid to have Angel taken to the vet because something was obviously wrong with her legs. And 2 vets have diagnosed her with Degenerative Myelopathy. Everyone at the shelter is devastated by this diagnosis. You can google it and read all about it.
It doesn't cause any pain but it is progressive and will get to the point where Angel will become incontinent and/or paralyzed. BUT she is not there yet.
She runs around the yard we have at the shelter with her buddy Max and they love playing ball together. Angel is the SWEETEST MOST AFFECTIONATE dog you will ever meet. I know the odds are 1 in a million that anyone will adopt this dog and give her the love she deserves with her remaining time, but I had to just put it our here in case there was a chance. But right now the plan is to euthanize her on a good day after we let her play outside with her buddy Max all day, the volunteers will love her up as much as they can, so she can die happy and not have to live in the pound kennel for her remaining time.
The vet said there are treatments that may slow down the progression of the disease and I may be able to get some funding for that if someone out there can take her. Angel is only between 5 and 8 years old. She may have several months or up to a year left, one of the vets told us. That may not seem like a lot but you have to think of it in dog years. 1 year to a dog is 7 years to a human.
We won't just give her to any home. It has to be someone who has the time to play with her and love her. You can email me or contact the shelter. We are open Saturday 10-3, if anyone would like come visit Angel.
Here is the petfinder link. I wrote this before we found out she had this disease. We will adopt her out without Max if need be. She does love her one one time with humans and will probably be OK without Max.
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10409125
Angel & Max
Scituate Animal Shelter
Clayville, RI
401-647-7200
[email protected]
Can anybody help these 2 sad shepherds?