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Local "rescue" took in this 10yo F dog that was recently spayed. Well....she's a trainwreck. It would be better to figure out what *isn't* wrong with her. This is her current list of issues (that I have proof of):
I think she probably has an endocrine disorder leading to the skin issues. But even diagnostics alone to determine what's really going on are going to cost an arm and a leg. And that money could help so many more dogs. They rescued her off what they term "death row" at the shelter and that mindset bothers me, too.
- heartworm positive
- generalized alopecia and lichenification with odor
- bilateral ear infection
- multiple mammary gland masses
- AGGRESSION (both to people and other dogs)
- underweight
- historical recurrent demodex
If my tech didn't have lightning fast reflexes, she'd be at urgent care for a bite wound right now. And this was while she wasn't doing anything. Dog gave no signals that I saw.
I work at an animal control facility in south TX over breaks and rescues try to pull dogs like this so often it's ridiculous. It would be funny if it weren't for the fact that they pass over tons of highly adoptable animals to pick out animals that are often aggressive or need a lot of expensive care. They always go on about animals being on "death row" (that mindset bothers me too, a lot), but I'm not sure they ever think about whether it's wise to re-home an animal that is extremely dog/people aggressive with lots of $$$ health issues to people who often have little experience dealing with any of those issues.