Quinn is unrecognisable, thankfully! What a transformation from when he first came to us! This is the beautiful pug that he was always meant to be and also a great reminder of why we all do what we do at PDWRA!
It’s late October and Quinn is well enough now, to be neutered and have the X-rays he needs to assess his spine in relation to his mobility difficulties. His spine is looking ok, though they have found hip dysplasia, so we’ll learn to what extent later on and get an understanding of how this will affect a young dog. He had his nares widened too and an overnight stay was required for observation.
Quinn has experienced a lot of ‘firsts’ since he arrived in foster, which include simple things like playing with toys, chewing them, going out on his own to the garden space and sitting with his foster mum Kellie’s other pugs, after previously preferring his own company, plus he’s even found a small bark!
He has now moved away from hourly medication and his hormones have kicked in, getting a little humpy with his companion PDWRA girl, (his hormones working was a massive achievement). He’s enjoying being near the sounds of other dogs at his fosterer’s day care, seeing sand and the sea. His face was a picture when he stood in seaweed! He coped with the “magic” sliding doors at the shops. These are just a few of the amazing things he’s experiencing.
Only now is he able to use his body as he should and he’s comfortable enough to have jumped onto the sofa for the first time to snuggle with his two pug companions.
Quinn is over a year old, though looked like a puppy due to his extreme malnourishment with physical setbacks due to his neglect and lack of proper nutrition. It’s thought that he had been kept in very cramped conditions as he could barely walk, unaware of what his legs and little body could do!
Thank goodness the vet practice he was taken to, helped for him to be surrendered to PDWRA, since then he received round the clock care. 💝🐾
He had demodectic mange which has stripped him of his fur and left him with secondary skin infections which were treated with special daily baths. His stomach was swollen due to his malnutrition but was placed on a special diet to build him up, plus he required hourly eye drops among a variety of meds, 13 in total, at regular intervals. Especially soft, made to measure tiny fleeces were made for his skin comfort.
We had such a heart-warming response to Quinn’s situation, we send our enormous THANKS for all the kind and generous donations made towards his care costs, which soon mounted up.
We were soon pleased to report that he gained weight due to his new, nutritious diet within weeks, to 5.5kg. Quinn’s medication went down to 7 types per day, with eye drops only 5 times per day and baths for his skin condition every second day. He was even well enough to get his first vaccination then!
Quinn’s hair started growing back and he’s comfortable enough to have jumped up onto the sofa for the first time, snuggle with his 2 pug companions as well as indulge a little chasing with the other boy and enjoy chewing on toys.
He’s getting plenty of behavioural training to gain confidence and make up for what he has missed out on before. Quinn’s started to enjoy his life, the way he always should have! 🐾
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