Percy of Heather's Foster Dogs
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Now in the care of Heather's Foster Dogs, Percy is a 15 y.o., blind, deaf, arthritic Yorkshire Terrier mix who was dumped, not given up at a shelter, but dumped suffering from severe malnourishment, abscessed teeth & an inverted eyelid.
Percy has been released.
Unfortunately Percy could not long enjoy the relief of his eyelid no longer being inverted, of having no diseased & abscessed teeth, of being held, of being fed decently. Percy's kidneys had been abused too long.
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After a full day of rest, Percy's recovery from surgery seems to be progressing. Percy is not yet interested in dog food yet, but he is digging chopped sirloin.
22/03/2022
Successful dental & entropion surgery! Percy is in his bed, ready for the ride home.
21/03/2022
Finding more places to get stuck.
Percy explores a section of the yard on the Spring Equinox 2022.
19/03/2022
Walking inside has led Percy into minor trouble. Percy seemingly cannot walk backward so gets stuck in various places while walking around the house & has to be picked up & placed down elsewhere.
19/03/2022
On his third night in his foster home, Percy stood up on his own & walked inside for the first time.
On his second day in his foster home, Percy does a little exploring the backyard.
19/03/2022
Standing & taking in the odors in the backyard during his first morning in his foster home.
19/03/2022
Bedtime.
First meal in his foster home.
19/03/2022
Inside his foster home, Percy lays down where his set down.
Up close meeting with Orion, Waddy & Ringo.
At his foster home, Percy was placed in the puppy pen to be introduced to the residents & other fosters. Laura & Winnie are oblivious to Percy. Only Waddy seems at all interested.
19/03/2022
Percy immediately was taken to Heather's Foster Dogs vet for evaluation & further medical attention. Thought to be approximately 15 years old Percy & 8 pounds, as well as being severely malnourished, was found to be blind, deaf, arthritic, have an inverted eyelid which had ulcerated that eye, have several abscessed teeth, a minor heart murmur & keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye syndrome). Further examination showed Percy's heart, lungs, kidney & liver functions were high enough to give him a good chance to make it through surgery. The vet prescribed an antibiotic, an ointment for the ulcerated eye, a pain reducing drug & eye drops. Surgery was scheduled for Tuesday, 22 March to removed abscessed teeth & to correct Percy's inverted eyelid. Tests later revealed Percy was infested with hookworms; a dewormer was added to his medications.
19/03/2022
At Mallard Point, the vet confirmed Percy to be blind & severely malnourished, in need of rescue rather than staying at a shelter.
19/03/2022
Taken to Joliet Township Animal Control where initial evaluation led the staff to transfer him quickly to their veterinarian, Mallard Point Veterinary Clinic in Channahon, IL.
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