SPARKY – A1088317

Brooklyn Center

My name is SPARKY. My Animal ID # is A1088317.
I am a male brown and white chihuahua sh mix. The shelter thinks I am about 12 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 09/02/2016 from NY 11693, owner surrender reason stated was DIVBREAKUP.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
09/03/2016 Exam Type RE-EXAM – Medical Rating is 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 11.6 LBS.

VET CHECK – GERIATRIC BARH. ATTENTION SEEKING, ALLOWS ALL HANDLING. BCS 4/9 MODERATE DENTAL TARTAR/GINGIVITIS, NUCLEAR SCLEROSIS OU, NO OCULAR OR NASAL DISCHARGE, EARS WNL GRADE 4/6 HEART MURMUR, LUNGS AUSCULT CLEAR; NORMAL ABDOMINAL PALPATION INTEG WNL; AMBULATORY X 4 MALE A: GERIATRIC, HEART MURMUR P: REC FULL GERIATRIC WORK UP WITH PLACEMENT WITH CARDIOLOGY CONSULT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC. FAIR PROGNOSIS

09/02/2016 PET PROFILE MEMO
09/02/16 13:03 Basic Information Sparky is a 12 year old unaltered Chihuahua mix. He came to the home as a puppy and is being surrender because of a divorce and personal problems. Sparky visited the vet 2 years ago and was reported to be in good health but recently he has started to lose weight. Socialization: Sparky is shy around strangers for the first few minutes but will warm up and sniff the person’s feet and allow them to pet and pick him up. He was raised with a child since the child was 8 years old. He has not spent time with children in his older years. He does not play as much as he used to due to his age but when he does he is gentle. He spends most of his time lying around the home. He has been the only pet his whole life. When dogs outside approach him; he will bark but does not pull on the leash. He ignores cats he sees outside. Behavior: Sparky has never bitten or snapped at a person or another animal. He is not bothered by loud noises such as, fireworks or thunder. He is not bothered when someone touches or removes his food, when bathed, brushed, or woken up from sleep. When his family takes away his bones, his body tenses up but he will not growl or snap. He will allow you to remove the bone. He thinks people are playing when they take away his toys. He enjoys being held and pet. The owner has never witnessed Sparky have his nails trimmed but the vet says they have to muzzle him. When people knock on the door he will bark but is friendly when they come inside. For a New Family to Know: Sparky is described as friendly, affectionate, mellow, and independent. He has a low activity level. The owner likes how mellow Sparky is. When family is home he tends to lie in his favorite spots. He does not play with toys much but sometimes he will play fetch will rolled up socks. He is kept mostly indoors and is walked outside on a leash at least twice a day. He was trained to use the bathroom on wee wee pads in the bathroom but he recently started to urinate behind the couch (he has not seen a vet for this). He eats Beneful dry dog food twice a day. He is not crate trained. He knows the command sit. Admissions Behavior: Sparky sat under the chair his owner was sitting. When the owner left the counselor crouched next to the chair and spoke softly to Sparky. He walked slowly to the counselor with his tail tucked to his stomach. He allowed the counselor to pet him, scan for microchip (-), collar, and pick him up for photos.

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09/03/2016 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPNOCHILD
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Sparky previously lived with adults and was raised with an 8 year old child. The owner stated Sparky is shy around strangers at first, but will warm up and sniff the person. The owner mentioned Sparky is gentle towards the child but does engage with play. It was reported by the owner when the family takes away his bones, he will tense up but he will not growl or snap. The owner describes Sparky as friendly, affectionate, mellow, and independent. According to the owner Sparky is house trained with wee-wee pads, has a low activity level. At intake it was reported Sparky was sitting next to the owner with his body low to the ground and his tail tucked, he did allowed all handling. During SAFER Sparky came into the assessment room calm and relaxed, he was friendly and social towards the assessor. He allowed all handling items to be conducted without issue. Sparky was relaxed during the tag interaction, and during the resources portion of the assessment Sparky was easy to handle when engaged with the item. Due to some concerns stated from the previous owner Sparky will tense up when his bone is taken away, so the behavior department feels he can be suitable for an experience 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: 1. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, and his tail is in neutral position with relaxed body posture. Dog’s mouth is likely closed for at least a portion of the assessment item. Tag: 1. Follows at end of leash, body soft. Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Squeeze 2:1. Dog gently pulls back his paw. Toy 1: No interest. Dog-dog: When off leash with dogs at the Care Center, Sparky mostly keeps to himself as he wanders in a group of male and female dogs. He is tolerant of a dogs persistent play solicitations.

09/03/2016 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
According to Sparky’s previous owner, when dogs outside approach Sparky, he will bark but does not pull on the leash. 9/3-4: When off leash with dogs at the Care Center, Sparky mostly keeps to himself as he wanders in a group of male and female dogs. He is tolerant of a dogs persistent play solicitations.

09/02/2016 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
microchip scan negative intact male approximately 12 yrs old, geriatric VC scheduled BARH ears are clean eyes are slightly cloudy large amount of dental tartar, gingivitis 11.6lbs; BCS: 3.5/5, a little overweight some dandruff on hair coat overgrown nails, gave nail trim very nervous, allowed slow handling

09/03/2016 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS,
VET CHECK – GERIATRIC BARH. ATTENTION SEEKING, ALLOWS ALL HANDLING. BCS 4/9 MODERATE DENTAL TARTAR/GINGIVITIS, NUCLEAR SCLEROSIS OU, NO OCULAR OR NASAL DISCHARGE, EARS WNL GRADE 4/6 HEART MURMUR, LUNGS AUSCULT CLEAR; NORMAL ABDOMINAL PALPATION INTEG WNL; AMBULATORY X 4 MALE A: GERIATRIC, HEART MURMUR P: REC FULL GERIATRIC WORK UP WITH PLACEMENT WITH CARDIOLOGY CONSULT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHILE AT BACC. FAIR PROGNOSIS

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