RICKY – A1073037

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Staten Island Center 
My name is RICKY. My Animal ID # is A1073037.
I am a neutered male brown chihuahua sh mix. The shelter thinks I am about 13 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 05/09/2016 from NY 10309, owner surrender reason stated was PERS PROB. I came in with Group/Litter #K16-056652.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
05/11/2016 Exam Type VACCINATE – Medical Rating is 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is EXPERIENCE, Weight 19.8 LBS.

No Final Exam

05/09/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
05/09/16 19:37 Basic Information: Ricky is a 13 year old neutered male Chihuahua that has no past or current medical issues that the owner is aware of. Owner has had Ricky for 12.5 years. Socialization: According to the owner, Ricky is very friendly around strangers. He has been around children ages 6,9, and13 and is very relaxed and playful with them. Ricky came from a home that had another dog in it and was very relaxed and respectful around the other dog. Owner also had a cat in the house and stated he was gentle with the cat. Ricky has never bit another animal or person while in the care of the owner. Behavior: Ricky is not bothered by having his food, treats or toys taken away, when he gets a bath or when unfamiliar people would approach owners house. He will bark if someone tries to brush his coat or when unfamiliar people would approach owners backyard. Ricky does not like his feet touched and will try to bite when someone touches them. If Ricky is sleeping and someone disturbs him, he might snap. For a New Family to Know: Ricky is described as friendly with a medium activity level. When in the home, Ricky loves to follow the owner around. He was kept mostly indoors and is somewhat house trained. Owner stated that Ricky had accidents a few times a week. When Ricky was left home alone, he was well behaved. Ricky is also well behaved when left alone in the backyard. For exercise, owner would let Ricky run around in her backyard. When on leash, Ricky pulls lightly. Owner stated if taken off leash, he will try to run away as he can be an escape artist. His favorite toys are bones/chew toys and stuffed animals. When it comes to food, Ricky was fed both wet and dry but owner did not specify the brand. Owner feels that Ricky would do great in any type of home especially one with kids.

WEB MEMO
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05/11/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPNOCHILD
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Ricky came into our center as an owner surrender along with another Chihuahua citing moving issues. It is reported he has been around children ages 6,9, and 13, very relaxed and playful. Owner reports Ricky also lived with a cat, gentle. It is reported Ricky is not bothered if anyone touches his Food, Toys, Treats. It is reported Ricky does not like his feet touched and will try to bite when someone touches them. If Ricky is sleeping and someone disturbs him, he might snap. Ricky was friendly and sociable upon entering the SAFER assessment area. He allowed his head to be cupped in assessor’s hands, relaxed. Ricky stood still and accepted the touch during Sensitivity item, mouth closed, ears neutral. He did not follow at the end of the leash for Tag game, but had no response to each pass. Ricky pulled his paw back on first Squeeze attempt, did not pull back on second attempt. He showed minimal interest in Toy, though this may be due to environment as owner reports his favorite toys are bones/chew toys and stuffed animals. Ricky did not approach the helper dog, turned to exit. Due to the owner’s comments of Ricky trying to bite if his paws are touched he may snap when someone disturbs him from sleeping, we recommend an experienced adopter with no children. Look: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted. His ears are back, his tail is down, and he has a relaxed body posture. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, his tail is between his legs, mouth closed, ears neutral Tag: 2. Dog is not fearful, but is unresponsive to the Assessor, does not follow at end of leash Food: 1. Minimal interest in food, sniffs, then turns away. Dog-dog: 2. Dog does not approach the helper dog, exits. Due to the owner’s comments of Ricky trying to bite if his paws are touched he may snap when someone disturbs him from sleeping, we recommend an experienced adopter with no children.

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
No Group Behavior Summary

05/09/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
microchip scan positive 453909154C neutered male approximately 13 yrs old BARH eyes are cloudy ears are clean no nasal discharge has missing teeth; moderate gingivitis and dental tartar 19.8 lbs; BCS: 5/5, obese well groomed hair coat tried to bite during exam, allowed most handling VC scheduled on 5/11

05/11/2016 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating EXPERIENCE
VET CHECK – GERIATRIC, OBESE BARH. ATTENTION SEEKING, ALLOWS ALL HANDLING. EATING WELL. BCS 7/9 MODERATE DENTAL TARTAR/GINGIVITIS, NUCLEAR SCLEROSIS OU, NO OCULAR OR NASAL DISCHARGE, EARS WNL COUGHING, NO MURMURS OR ARRHYTHMIAS APPRECIATED, SLIGHT INCREASED RESP EFFORT DIFFICULT TO PALPATE ABDOMEN, NO ABNORMALITIES APPREICATED INTEG WNL; AMBULATORY X 4 NEUTERED A: GERIATRIC – RULE OUT HEART DISEASE VS LUNG DISEASE VS OTHER; OVERWEIGHT P: NO TREATMENT INDICATED AT THIS TIME. REC FULL GERIATRIC WORK UP WITH PLACEMENT FAIR PROGNOSIS

CAME IN WITH : VIVIAN – A1073040: http://nycdogs.urgentpodr.org/vivian-a1073040/

 

 

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For more information on adopting from the NYC AC&C, or to find a rescue to assist, please read the following: http://urgentpodr.org/adoption-info-and-list-of-rescues.

If you are local to the Tri-State, New England, and the general Northeast United States area, and you are SERIOUS about adopting or fostering one of the animals at NYC ACC, please read our MUST READ section for instructions, or email [email protected]. Our experienced volunteers will do their best to guide you through the process.

* We highly discourage everyone from trusting strangers that send them Facebook messages, offering help, for it has ended in truly tragic events.*

For more info on behavior codes and ratings, please click here: http://information.urgentpodr.org/acc-placement-status-descriptions.

For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please see: http://information.urgentpodr.org/category/frequently-asked-questions/.

You can call (212) 788-4000 for automated instructions.

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