Blind dog Sparty was left at a veterinary hospital by a man who says he found him. When the front desk person went to get the microchip scanner, the man had left, leaving Sparty tied to the desk. The dog warden then brought Sparty here because we are a no-kill shelter. Sparty was aged at about 10 years old, though to all of us who really know him, he just seems SO much older. Our closest guess to his breed is a cattle dog/pointer mix. Our medical dept has him listed as being blind in both eyes due to cataracts, he was treated for skin issues and ear issues when he first came in, his ears are cauliflowered, he is slightly anemic, he gets medication for his thyroid (it is on the low side, but not bad), he has to urinate often due to his aging kidneys, and his hind quarters are weakened due to age, so he wobbles at times. The medical dept has him listed as a geriatric dog. He has had issues learning to navigate his way around the shelter Animal Friends / Think Outside The Cage in Pittsburgh, PA (it’s a big shelter) so he often bumps into the walls. The volunteers work very hard to help him walk, stop with him when he doesn’t want to go anymore, and they try to guide him the best they can. It is my hope that if an organization like yours can provide a Muffin’s Halo for Sparty, he will gain confidence while walking around the shelter and will just feel much better all the way around! He is super sweet, and gentle, but it is hard to adopt out a blind dog from a shelter. I think the public sees him and they might worry about things like what could they do for him, can they handle a blind dog, how will he get around in their house, will they have to be there all the time to take care of him, etc. It is my hope the public will see through your organization that there is help out there, that others have made this situation work, and they can too! And if they see Sparty in a halo, well how can they resist?! A MUFFINS HALO WAS DONATED TO SPARTY IN HONOR OF THE LATE BLIND PIT BULL MOONIE BY OUR NETWORK OF ANGEL CONTRIBUTORS OF SECOND CHANCES FOR BLIND DOGS (Muffins 14th Birthday wish) SPARTY, YOU LOOK SPARTACULAR IN YOUR ROYAL BLUE MUFFINS HALO AND I HEARD THAT YOU GOT A SPARK BACK IN YOUR STEP TOO....ROOTING FOR YOU TO FIND A FOREVER HOME VERY SOON. XOXO WWW.SECONDCHANCESFORBLINDDOGS.COM WWW.MUFFINSHALO.COM Check out Sparty before and after getting his Muffins Halo :)
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 08:06:45 +0000
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