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My name is Casper!

Posted over 4 months ago | Updated 5 days ago

Adoption process
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Submit Application

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Approve Application

3

Meet the Pet

My basic info

Breed
Siberian Husky
Color
Age
Young
Size
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID
27644

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Tri Pod boy!

Casper came to us last fall as a 5 month old puppy from a local family who had purchased him as a small puppy. Quickly they realized that there was something wrong with his hind legs but they did not have the funds to bring him to an orthopedic for further testing. He was surrendered to us and immediately brought to our orthopedic who found that he had not only one but two deformed back legs, luxating patellas (grade 4) on each leg. This is a genetic mess up and he was purchased from a backyard breeder so it is not surprising. Within one week Casper had his first surgery to fix the more usable leg. It was a long road to recovery and we were uncertain of his future of walking normally again. After that leg healed he really didn't show signs of overall improvement and it was decided to not move forward with surgery on the other leg, for many reasons. We gave him time, PT and a lot of working on walking before deciding to take the more deformed and painful leg off. About 2 weeks ago he had surgery to amputate the leg that was holding him back, it was a scary choice because we were uncertain how his other leg and ability to walk would adjust to this new concept of being 3 legged but with our chins on the floor Casper was up and walking the most normal he has ever walked in his life. Casper has always loved life, you can find him cuddled up with his buddy Zazoo at any time of the day or playing in the yard but the new light in his eyes has been amazing. He is finally thriving and able to be a "normal" dog. He is finally ready to find the perfect husky loving home and we couldn't be more grateful to be a part of this guy's story. 
Primary Color: White
Secondary Color: Tan
Weight: 42.375
Age: 1yrs 1mths 0wks
Rescue
Hudson Valley Animal Rescue and Sanctuary

Contact info

Pet ID
27644
Contact
Phone
Address
9 Barnes Drive, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Donation

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

2.

Approve Application

3.

Meet the Pet

Additional adoption info

HVARS has an application process which usually takes 1-3 days depending on the amount of animals we have in our rescue and the amount of applications we receive in a given week.

More about this rescue

Hudson Valley Animal Rescue is a registered 501c3 non profit organization. Our mission is to rescue animals in need and find them their perfect forever homes. We are a NO kill rescue and 99% of all animals we take in are either dumped or on death row and days, sometimes hours of being euthanized.