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Meet Esperanza the 2-year-old chihuahua mix. This girl teeters at 20lbs, just the right size to pal around with! This sprite gal is quite the character, her favorite trick is stealing the chair from her human. Bring her home for a dose of daily entertainment from this sweet-natured girl.
Esperanza came to us heartworm positive. We are seeking a foster to adopt home so she can get her treatment while she recovers with her new family.
At ITAV, there are several other heartworm positive dogs looking for their foster to adopt homes. Why foster? These treatments are not fun. Being in a shelter is not fun. We want these boys and girls to be in a home where they can experience the warmth and care of a human while we are working closely with them through recovery. Rather than spending these months of treatment in a stressful shelter environment, we would like that time to be spent becoming part of their new family and adjusting to their new life and loved ones.
Wondering what to expect for heartworm treatment? The average heartworm treatment plan is 4 months long. Fosters administer daily oral medication, make just a few visits to our vet clinic in Muscatine for treatments, and restrict the foster dog's physical activity during crucial parts of treatment. This means no running/active playing and taking only short walks on leash while outside. During this period, we provide enrichment ideas and supplies to keep the pups happy during the extra kennel time as well.
Heartworm comes from mosquitos and is not transmissible from dog to dog. Often times the dogs we treat are not even symptomatic, but their diagnosis shows up during our routine blood testing of all dogs 9 months or older.
Meet Esperanza the 2-year-old chihuahua mix. This girl teeters at 20lbs, just the right size to pal around with! This sprite gal is quite the character, her favorite trick is stealing the chair from her human. Bring her home for a dose of daily entertainment from this sweet-natured girl.
Esperanza came to us heartworm positive. We are seeking a foster to adopt home so she can get her treatment while she recovers with her new family.
At ITAV, there are several other heartworm positive dogs looking for their foster to adopt homes. Why foster? These treatments are not fun. Being in a shelter is not fun. We want these boys and girls to be in a home where they can experience the warmth and care of a human while we are working closely with them through recovery. Rather than spending these months of treatment in a stressful shelter environment, we would like that time to be spent becoming part of their new family and adjusting to their new life and loved ones.
Wondering what to expect for heartworm treatment? The average heartworm treatment plan is 4 months long. Fosters administer daily oral medication, make just a few visits to our vet clinic in Muscatine for treatments, and restrict the foster dog's physical activity during crucial parts of treatment. This means no running/active playing and taking only short walks on leash while outside. During this period, we provide enrichment ideas and supplies to keep the pups happy during the extra kennel time as well.
Heartworm comes from mosquitos and is not transmissible from dog to dog. Often times the dogs we treat are not even symptomatic, but their diagnosis shows up during our routine blood testing of all dogs 9 months or older.
It Takes A Village Animal Rescue & Resources is a nonprofit that provides refuge, medical care, nourishment and forever families to homeless animals, as well as providing community resources for animal education & low-cost spay/neuter.
It Takes A Village Animal Rescue & Resources is a nonprofit that provides refuge, medical care, nourishment and forever families to homeless animals, as well as providing community resources for animal education & low-cost spay/neuter.
