I got in the car on Wednesday and drove alone for many miles into unfamiliar territory to meet one of our Sheltie rescue volunteers to pick up a little dog who had just come straight from the shelter.
She was surrendered by her owner because they were moving.
Evidently she had been covered in ticks and fleas. The people at the shelter treated her for those and gave her most of her vaccinations. After I picked her up, I took her straight to the vet. She is in fairly good health except for a little kidney imbalance that we will keep an eye on. And she is not spayed. She also has very dirty teeth that will need attention.
However, her biggest problem in my opinion is that she hardly has any hair.
The poor wee thing.
The vet says there are three possible causes. Sometimes hormones can cause this. Since she is not spayed, it's a possibility. Or, someone may have at one point shaved her (thinking she would be cooler in the summer). For some Shelties, when you do that, the hair never really grows back. Or, she may have a severe case of chronic flea allergy. Now that the fleas and ticks are dead and gone, her hair MAY grow back.
We are hoping. Because a Sheltie's coat is .... well really part of who they are.
So here she is resting up after a long day in the car, at the vet, and having had a bath....
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She sort of has buck teeth too, which gives her a goofy kind of smile.
Here she is checking out her bath towels.
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I will try to get a picture of her best pose. It's when she is facing you straight on as if she is waiting for something wonderful to happen. I haven't been able to get a good shot of it.
New foster Shelties are wary and move around a lot. The first few days it's just impossible to get a great photo that captures their personality. Because,.... well they aren't giving anything away for free at this point in the game.
She gets along with Fiona and Sunny and Ben are being very gracious in giving Classy her space right now. I of course WAIT for the day when our foster dogs begin to play.
It's my favorite day of all.
She was surrendered by her owner because they were moving.
Evidently she had been covered in ticks and fleas. The people at the shelter treated her for those and gave her most of her vaccinations. After I picked her up, I took her straight to the vet. She is in fairly good health except for a little kidney imbalance that we will keep an eye on. And she is not spayed. She also has very dirty teeth that will need attention.
However, her biggest problem in my opinion is that she hardly has any hair.
The poor wee thing.
The vet says there are three possible causes. Sometimes hormones can cause this. Since she is not spayed, it's a possibility. Or, someone may have at one point shaved her (thinking she would be cooler in the summer). For some Shelties, when you do that, the hair never really grows back. Or, she may have a severe case of chronic flea allergy. Now that the fleas and ticks are dead and gone, her hair MAY grow back.
We are hoping. Because a Sheltie's coat is .... well really part of who they are.
So here she is resting up after a long day in the car, at the vet, and having had a bath....
[album 65561 Classy A.JPG]
She sort of has buck teeth too, which gives her a goofy kind of smile.
Here she is checking out her bath towels.
[album 65561 Classy B.JPG]
I will try to get a picture of her best pose. It's when she is facing you straight on as if she is waiting for something wonderful to happen. I haven't been able to get a good shot of it.
New foster Shelties are wary and move around a lot. The first few days it's just impossible to get a great photo that captures their personality. Because,.... well they aren't giving anything away for free at this point in the game.
She gets along with Fiona and Sunny and Ben are being very gracious in giving Classy her space right now. I of course WAIT for the day when our foster dogs begin to play.
It's my favorite day of all.