My basic info
Color
Black - with Brown, Red, Golden, Orange or Chestnut
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Faith is approx. 1 yr old. We were notified about her as the shelter was closing, the day she came in. Her initial vet review at intake was thought to be fair, and she received vaccinations. The next day, we had a volunteer, who happens to be a very experienced vet tech, go by to evaluate her temperament & get better photos so we could network her for rescue/adoption when her stray hold was up. Upon evaluation, we found she was emaciated, 37lbs, covered in close to 100 ticks, and her gums where as pale as they could be without being as white as her teeth. She was also unable to keep herself warm in the shelter. Realizing her medical condition was serious, our volunteer quickly called us. We each then called the 2 local rescues in the area to see if either one could pull her on early medical release & take her right then. (The fear was she would not be alive by Friday close of business when her stray hold was up, and IF she was, & she got adopted, her spay would be a requirement on the next business day, Monday. So that meant she would have to stay alive until Monday AND survive spay surgery) Neither rescue were able to take her but Didi with HADR immediately called and asked for a medical review by the shelter vet so she could be approved for early medical release & explained we had someone there now who could take her & get her immediate medical care. The shelter told Didi a medical review would be done that day by close of business & we would be called. Meanwhile, Margaret with ADAPT also called & said she wanted to tag her for early medical release pending the vet review. All of this took place over about an hour of time. Our volunteer stayed patient, hanging out close by to hear the news. Finally, about an hour later, we were told the vet did recheck her and said she was rescue only/medical release & approved the ADAPT medical tag. Faith received immediate medical care within the hour from exiting the shelter. She was found to be anemic plus full of intestinal worms, have erlichia, which is a serious tickborne disease. She was started on fluids & medication & a nutrition plan. Two weeks later, she has gained over 12 lbs, she has been spayed, her bloods are almost normal, she is still on medication for the tickborne disease. She is happy, sweet, gaining confidence & a true joy to be around. HUGE THANKS to Margaret with ADAPT for getting this girl to us, and to Didi with HADR for making the call to request the medical eval.
