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Originally Posted by ladyjane  awwww...just seeing this..
Little Gizmo came to me in 2009 ... Someone posted about him here on YT but for the life of me I cannot find the thread. The owner posted him on Craig's List .. said that she was pregnant with a second child and that she knew it would not work out because he was already fearful of her other child a 3 year old. Anyway...........she put out on CL that she was going to euthanize him because she had contacted all of the yorkie rescues and they all had ignored her plea (not true...). So...I contacted her and took him in. The poor thing was a mess. For the first couple of days he hid in a carrier that she had brought with him...and snarled and snapped at me. I just left him alone and put food out for him at meal times. In time he was ok but he still had flinching issues. What she failed to tell me was that he was losing his eyesight. He had PRA .. progressive retinal atrophy. Notuihing new in the rescue world...most owner surrenders are never 100% honest. So.....needless to say, Giz has been a difficult to place pup....it's ok though because we don't put a time limit on them. Not many people are looking for a blind pup, but you just never know....we don't have a Furever Ours program/designation because we operate with the belief that all pups are placeable. Of course we are realistic and do know some probably never will be.
Gizmo has been relatively healthy....he had bladder stones once after coming to me (he had them before with his owner) ... after his second surgery he never had any more issues. He is on a RX diet.
Gizmo just spent five days at GCVS in the ICU with pancreatitis. He was discharged this week and is doing well. Gizmo will be 13 in July. He is a sweetheart of a pup....manages quite well in spite of not being able to see. He has a little spot in my master bath that he claims as his.  It is a crate under the sink and that is his little hideout...he comes out when he is hungry or has to go to the bathroom...or wants to be loved on...OR when company comes. He hears my DIL's voice when she visits and he runs out. It is so cute. Because he is a senior, he does sleep a lot. |
Thanks for the info! Gizmo sounds like a charmer! Sigh I hope some day I will have the right lifestyle to foster or adopt a special needs baby!