Location: 149 Gravois Bluffs Plaza Dr. Fenton MO 63026 (636) 326-9631
Microchipped: Yes
Fence Required: Yes
Declawed: No
Housetrained: Yes
Obedience Training Needed: Needs Training
Exercise Needs: Moderate
Grooming Needs: Low
Owner Experience Needed: Species
Reaction to New People: Friendly
Liz has completed treatment for heartworms and is scheduled to attend the November 24th Meet & Greet/Adoption Event at the PetCo-Gravois Bluffs in Fenton, MO, as long as she is feeling recovered enough from her heartworm treatments.
There is at least a year to wait until a heartworm test should be done again so that the test is more accurate. It can take that long, after treatment, for the body to stop making the antibodies related to heartworms and it can result in a false positive result if tested too soon.
The yearly follow-up will be your responsibility and is crucial, as will be her monthly heartworm preventatives and other normal vetting after adoption. We have not heard of any of our pets to remain heartworm positive after a 1 year heartworm test. At the same time, we feel that it is unfair to rescued pets to remain in foster care that long. She has already had a very long road to travel, having to have her puppies in a kill pound with no air conditioning in the dead heat of summer, alone, scared, and then having to wait for her treatment until her 5 beautiful puppies were nursed and weaned at 8 weeks old. She deserves a real family now.
History: Little Liz found herself in the pound, pregnant, and unwanted. But she made the best of it, had 5 beautiful puppies and got herself rescued. Good thing she did because she tested positive for heartworms. All is not lost. She has been vaccinated, given flea/tick preventative, wormed, and given some meds to slow the heartworms down while she nurses and then weans her puppies, after which she will be treated for heartworms. Her pups will also be fully vetted and up for adoption, when ready. It’s a long road ahead but totally worth it. She is very friendly, a good mama, and gave that sigh of relief after she knew she and her puppies were finally safe. We do love it when they do that and really know.
More about Liz
Good with Dogs, Good with Cats, Good with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Good with Adults, Somewhat vocal, Requires a yard, Cratetrained, Likes to be in your lap, Playful, Affectionate, Eager To Please, Intelligent
Special Needs: Liz is going through heartworm treatment and thus far has done very well. After her treatments, there is at least a year to wait until heartworm tested again so that the test is more accurate. It can take that long, after treatment, for the body to stop making the antibodies related to heartworms and this can result in a false positive heartworm test if tested too soon. At any rate, if you fall in love with Liz, which is easy to do, she will be available to adopt after her heartworm treatment. The yearly follow-up will be your responsibility and is crucial, as will be her monthly heartworm preventatives and other normal vetting. We can't be responsible for vet bills after she is adopted but, although possible, we have not heard of any of our pets to remain heartworm positive after a 1 year heartworm test. At the same time, we feel that it is unfair to rescued pets to remain in foster care that long. She has already had a very long road to travel, having to have her puppies in a kill pound with no AC in the dead heat of summer, alone, scared, and then having to wait for her treatment until her 5 beautiful puppies were nursed and weaned at 8 weeks old. She deserves a real family as soon as a good match is found.
Although Liz is a very affectionate little girl towards her humans, it is likely she would enjoy another playful, non-aggressive dog, an active family, a doggy park, and/or walks, She will want to spend time with her human(s) so she should not be just let out in a rural area to run alone, without supervision. If the latter is your plan, please don't bother applying to adopt her. This is how she ended up in a kill pound.
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