MIA – A1089791

Manhattan Center

My name is MIA. My Animal ID # is A1089791.
I am a female black chihuahua lh mix. The shelter thinks I am about 5 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 09/14/2016 from NY 10457, owner surrender reason stated was OWNER SICK.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
09/15/2016 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 11.4 LBS.

No Final Exam

09/14/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
09/14/16 15:06 BASIC INFO Mia A1089791 is an approximately 5 year old chihuahua longhair mix. She is being surrendered to the shelter because the owner is a senior and cannot properly care for her. Mia was a gift to the owner from friends. She appears to have a skin condition that she has not been seen by a veterinarian for. SOCIALIZATION Mia can be both friendly or fearful of strangers. Mia has never lived with a child. She does not play much at all. Mia has never lived with another animal. Mia has never bitten anyone. BEHAVIOR Mia allows you to take away her food bowl, water bowl, or toy away. She allows you to bathe her. If an unfamiliar approaches the owner or the doorway, she barks. FOR A NEW FAMILY TO KNOW Mia is best described as friendly and affectionate. she has a medium activity level. When home she follows you around. Mia has been kept mostly indoors. Mia is fed Beneful dry dog food. Mia is wee wee pad trained. When left alone, she is well behaved. BEHAVIOR DURING INTAKE Mia allowed all handling and collaring.

WEB MEMO
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09/16/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Mia was difficult to remove from her kennel showing teeth, growling. Once she was safely removed with a towel from her kennel, Mia did not show any social behavior. She didn’t allow the behavior team to collar her, Mia stands tall and makes direct eye contact. She was growling, exposing her front teeth. The behavior team decided to skip the handling part of the assessment for safety reasons. During the resources Mia was not interested in toys. She does not approach the other dog, attempts to exit. Mia was surrender to us. According to her previous owner Mia can be either friendly or fearful of strangers. Mia has never lived with a child. She does not play much at all. Mia has never lived with another animal. Mia allows you to take away her food bowl, water bowl, or toy away. The behavior department feels that she would do best if placed with a New Hope partner who can follow up on this behavior in a more stable environment and can provide any necessary behavior modification before placement into a permanent home. Toy 1: No interest. Dog-dog: 2. Dog does not approach the helper dog. Turns body to side in relation to other dog, or exits. Helper: A1089850

09/16/2016 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs Mia ignores interaction and spends her time exploring the yard.

09/15/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
Microchip: negative Sex: intact female Age: reported 5y Mentation: BARH Eyes: OU has a KCS appearance (thick green d/c with haze over globes) with OD being more affected Ears: clean Nose: no d/c Teeth: minimal staining If abnormal BCS: WNL Skin: dermatitis, demodex apperance (pododermatitis, thickened skin with heavy dander and hyperpigmentation), did not perform skin scrape at time of exam (dog was starting to growl and needed a “cool off”) Hair Coat: alopecia associated with skin issue Declawed: overgrown, clipped what dog would allow Any injuries: no Behavior: allowed handling but tense Medication: N/A, preventatives given

09/15/2016 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS,
9/15/16 13:08 S/O-QAR, pink mm, hydrated EENT-mucoid d/c OD, corneal pigmentation OU, CAU, no nasal d/c MSI-BCS 3/5, amb x 4, whole body patchy alopecia with erythema, scaling A-1. OD changes R/O KCS vs other 2. dermatitis R/O atopy vs other P-TAB OU BID x 7 days Benadryl 25 mg-1/2 tab PO BID x 10 days Cephalexin 250 mg-1/2 tab PO BID x 21 days vet check in 3 days and add optimmune at that time for eyes recommend placement for patient for further evaluation and treatment of eyes and skin condition. 9/15/16 2:45 Microchip: negative Sex: intact female Age: reported 5y Mentation: BARH Eyes: OU has a KCS appearance (thick green d/c with haze over globes) with OD being more affected Ears: clean Nose: no d/c Teeth: minimal staining If abnormal BCS: WNL Skin: dermatitis, demodex apperance (pododermatitis, thickened skin with heavy dander and hyperpigmentation), did not perform skin scrape at time of exam (dog was starting to growl and needed a “cool off”) Hair Coat: alopecia associated with skin issue Declawed: overgrown, clipped what dog would allow Any injuries: no Behavior: allowed handling but tense Medication: N/A, preventatives given

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