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Harlequin Haven
11567 St. Rt. 774 Open By Appointment Only |
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Jolene - ADOPTED ADOPTED: Within 24 hours of being released for adoption I found my forever family!!! I have the best Mommy and Daddy in the whole wide world!!! When they came they could not decide who to adopt so they adopted all 3 of us!!! NOW Ihan, Lisa and I are offically brother and sisters!!!
Before Pictures & My Story Below Saturday was my lucky day!!! When my owners decided they no longer wanted me, even after I had given them puppies. Lucky for me, they gave me to a family in Wilmington, who already had 2 Danes. After all, if you already have 2 Danes, what is 1 more!! Although they did not want another Dane, the new family was appalled at my condition and immediately agreed to take me. I had lived my entire life outside, and as you can tell from my pictures below, feeding me was NOT my owners’ top priority!! The new family immediately contacted Harlequin Haven. After just a couple of emails, arrangements were made for me to come to the rescue the next morning!! I knew life was going to get better when I got to spend Saturday night indoors with the new family. Not only was I fed some yummy food, they even gave me a BATH!! Wow!! A bath feels so much better than being rained on!! Sunday was a very busy day! Not only did I get up early to go meet my ride to the rescue, but when I got here, they trimmed my nails, cleaned my infected ears, and then took more pictures!! I now have a very soft bed with blankets to snuggle on, tons of toys, although I am not sure what they are for, AND I am fed every few hours!
Now for the bad news!! Just by looking at me my new family had good
reason to be appalled. I had injured my tail a while back and I kept
chewing it. Now not only is it open, but it is also infected! PLUS, I only weigh
75 pounds! What they couldn't see until I was tested was that I am
heartworm positive! The rescue is talking with their veterinarian to see
what the next step in my recovery will be. At this point I am being fed
lots of small meals and I am on Doxycycline to get me ready for my
heartworm treatment.
Grandma and the volunteers
at Harlequin Haven are showing me lots of love with gentle pets, kind
words and soft kisses. And my new pup friends have assured me that the
love, care, and yummy treats will continue while I wait for my forever
home.
Update 8/25: Well it
was decided that I had to go to the veterinarian this morning to get
blood work done and for him to see my tail so he could decide how to
proceed. After he saw my tail it was decided that I needed surgery ASAP.
The fear was that my tail was so badly infected that it was best not to
wait for me to gain weight and to be treated for heartworm. BUT they
also did another type of test and it showed that I also have
Anaplasmosis! I would say what else but I am afraid of what the
answer would be!! I was spayed and had my tail amputated today and will
continue taking the Doxycycline plus a whole bunch of other medicines to
help me heal and to get me ready for my heartworm treatment in a month
or so!! Well I think that is all for today I am really tired and I just
want to go to bed and rest! One last thing if you would like to know
more about tick borne diseases
I had Grandma put a link on our webpage comparing the different ones.
Date of Birth: 3/2019
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