UPDATE 20100203: From Barlees‘ post on Petfinder:
from Barlees:
I’ve been out to assess him but he is stressed and overwhelmed in the shelter – assessment was discontinued when he urinated about 15 minutes in and it was almost pure blood. We are trying to a vet appointment and urinalysis and CBC for this dog as the shelter is not comfortable placing this breed and planned to euthanize Jan 29 – they have agreed to hold off til Feb 3 and that’s as long as we have to find a way to get him veterinary attention and a place for him to go. Ideally we’d like to reassess in a quieter environment (outside the shelter) after his medical issue is diagnosed and addressed. It is not abnormal for Mastiff types not to present well in the shelter and he is at this time wary and guarded but does seem to have very good control and communicated when he was uncomfortable so we knew to give him more space. We hope to have him vetted asap as pain will affect a dog’s behavior, especially in a stressful environment, and there aren’t many conditions that would cause bloody urine that would not involve pain.
I too have seen this dog and can verify all the above, good and bad, but nothing out of the expected. As a promising update he didn’t seem to be displaying as much discomfort or blood urinating, and I wonder if whatever infection/trauma he had is clearing up on it’s own. The rescue (Barlees) could still use help finding a dog-aware person for homing, and help with vet bills as he will still need to be checked.
Also, if anyone reading this recognizes him and knows some back-story, please tell me anonymously via bb@boerboels.ca and I’ll promise to keep it quiet, but I just want to get some feel for why he was let go.
UPDATE 20100201: Dog is scheduled to be pulled by rescue. Thx to http://www.barlees.org !!
from Barlees:
IF YOU CAN HELP US TRANSPORT MAVERICK TO/FROM THE VET OR WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR HIM BY DONATING TO HIS VET CARE WHILE WE WORK ON GETTING HIM SEEN, PLEASE CONTACT US ASAP.
UPDATE 20100128: Dog is scheduled for Euth. Feb. 3. Requires experienced owner.
I got this message from a breeder a week ago:
Hello to all
This is a young fawn male Boerboel around 2 years and older . He is a large healthy boy that is intact and has no microchip.
No one knows were he came from ….
…
As an update, the breeder couldn’t take him thus he still needs help. He needs to be tested for a urinary tract infection (??), and he’s obviously not feeling great physically or mentally (what Boerboel does in a shelter environment?) and the volunteer driver is scared to drive a big dog like him to the vet for a checkup. So what we need urgently is:
1) An experienced person up there (north of Toronto) to drive him to a vet. The rescue will pay for the initial visit, we just need a driver (and a quick eval along the way would be good.)
2) The rescue could use any help with bills. Contact info for them, below.
3) Anyone with experience who can foster or adopt, of course.
On petfinder:
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=15617577
The rescue contact:
Barlee’s Angels Rescue Network – http://www.barlees.org
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