We rescued Gertie from Hamilton Animal Control where she found herself as a stray. Gertie had a severe skin condition when she came into HAC. She was sent to a vet where they diagnosed it as an allergy, likely to food. This lovely little girl is well behaved and house trained. She certainly belonged to someone at some point, but they never came to claim her. That might be a good thing because she was not spayed and it looked like Gertie had had many litters of puppies in her short life. Seems like whoever had her used her for breeding, then when her skin wouldn’t clear up, they got rid of her. Sad…
When Ladybird rescued Gertie, her fur looked a lot better than when she was first found. We had her spayed and got her on a strict diet to help her fur get back to normal. While in her foster home, Gertie had a sudden and unexpected seizure. She was rushed to the emergency clinic where she stayed for tests. Everything came back normal and she was released back into the care of her foster mom. After a couple of more seizures weeks later, Gertie was diagnosed with epilepsy and was put on medication to help. All these setbacks didn’t deter someone from adopting Gertie though, and she found her forever home with a lovely family. Congrats on your new home Gertie!