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George

Intake Info
Located in PA

Stray to Shelter
FA #
Tag #2563
2 Yrs
(Birthday unknown)
Male
_ lbs
Brindle
Natural ears
Docked tail
Reported good with other dogs
Looking for a home without cats
Reported good with kids - all ages
Special Needs: Megaesophagus

 
10/23/11

George is doing well and putting on some much needed pounds. He is still looking for his forever home, though. George is extra work, but he is a good dog - which makes it easier. He loves other dogs and would really like to have a doggie companion.

If you are interested in George, I would encourage you to join this Yahoo Group dedicated to mega-E, http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/megaesophagus/ There is a lot of good information and it will help you understand the condition and what to expect.

9/8/11

George was taken from the shelter and quickly adopted out. After he was adopted, he was diagnosed with Mega- esophagus - a condition where he needs to be fed in a certain way. George is the best dog you could ever meet. He loves kids and enjoys playing with other dogs.  He is the hit of the ER hospital where he was to have surgery to correct what we thought was correctable. It turned out that after a scope, George has regular Megaesophagus, which surgery can not repair. 

The good news is that he didn't have to undergo a very risky and painful surgery.  The bad news is that he has a condition that needs to be managed and cannot be corrected. Please help George - he needs a foster home that can feed him just like Eve (AABR's mascot).  George is in good shape otherwise.  He is housebroken and loves to play with his toys. He is cute and wiggly and other than his feedings, he is a normal boxer. 

For the next two weeks, to give his esophagus a break and allow it to heal, George has a feeding tube placed. Once he is released from the vet hospital, George has nowhere to go.  Please help him by offering to foster him or supporting his medical bills.  George's bills - after all the testing, the cardiologist appointment, echocardiogram, and ultrasound -  are around $2500. 

AABR's vet bills have been staggering as we have been hit harder this past summer than any other time.   It is getting harder and harder to help all of the boxers in need.  Thank you to all of our supporters - it is only through your donations that we are able to continue to help dogs like George. 

8/30/11

George has been diagnosed with persistent right aortic arch, which is a form of megaesophagus that can be surgically corrected.  We have received an estimate from the University of Pennsylvania and his surgery will cost between $3000 and 3500.  Most dogs do very well following the surgery.  Please help us raise the money to help George and become a sponsor today!

8/25/11

George is now in a foster home!  An update will be posted once his new foster mom gets to know him better.

8/21/11

Unfortunately, George is coming back into rescue due to an undiagnosed medical condition that arose immediately after he was adopted. He began regurgitating his food and was subsequently brought to the vet. George currently has a working diagnosis of Megaesophagus. We say this because although it is obvious on xray that his esophagus is dilated, it is not absolutely clear if this is his primary problem or something that happened that then caused this and the condition may go away. Regardless, right now we are urgently looking for a foster that is home enough during the day to get 4 smalls meals into him. He has lost a significant amount of weight due to vomiting and is at the point where it is URGENT that we get him into an environment where we can get some weight on him.

George has truly one of the best personalities you could ask for. He is very well trained and loves kids. Please, if you think you might be able to be his hero, he will be forever grateful. We need a foster IMMEDIATELY before he becomes so thin that it is dangerous to have him outside of a hospital setting. He has literally nowhere to go after tomorrow.

8/2011 - Adopted

7/27/11 -

George is a beautiful 2 year old brindle boy who found himself stray, scared, and alone in NY. After over a week in the shelter waiting for his owners to come, he was finally released to AABR's care. Unfortunately, an extended stay in the shelter has left him with a nasty case of kennel cough. Despite being extremely under the weather, he still wags his little nub in circles when you talk to him and demonstrates that he has mastered the boxer lean. He is crate trained and housebroken. The shelter reported that he was uninterested in other dogs, even a bit "timid" although he did not have a formal evaluation. He didn't bother any of the cats either when we were surrounded by them in the shelter.

George appears to have been someone's pet at some time because he was already neutered when he was brought to the shelter. George is a sweet young boy just looking for a forever home who will never let this beautiful boy get lost again!


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Thank you to the sponsors for George:

Gary and Mary Villeneuve

Katina Lacey

Renate Neuber

Kristi Harris

Chris Lewis

 

If you are interested in adopting this dog, please first read our Adoption Procedure, by clicking on the link at the top of this page, then fill out an online application.

Boxers and Applicants are not matched on a first come, first served basis. Not all applications are approved. On average, it takes between a week and 1 month to adopt a Rescue Boxer to an approved applicant, depending on your personal circumstances and flexibility.  

Matching Boxers suitable for placement with younger children, other dogs, cats, and special needs, yours and theirs, increases the application review time and adoption time.  

And yes, we realize that the Boxer you may have your heart set on, may be adopted before you're approved.   Should your first choices all ready found their forever home, we want you to advise us as to other dogs you are interested in at Adoptions@AdoptABoxerRescue.com .  Or let us suggest a few that we feel will match your home.  That is what we are good at.   And be happy for the ones that have been placed... and know that there are way too many fantastic dogs waiting in their place.

Our non-profit organization is wholly comprised of hard-working volunteers whose only reward is seeing our wonderful Boxers placed in loving, permanent homes and given another chance for a happy life. Our process may seem slow, but if you are patient, we will try to provide you with a devoted, loving companion - a Boxer.

We hope you feel that the right Boxer is worth waiting for. 

Adoptions Fee: Please see our adoption info by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

 

 

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