ZORRA – A1114746

Brooklyn Center

My name is ZORRA. My Animal ID # is A1114746.
I am a female black am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 5 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a STRAY on 06/09/2017 from NY 11204, owner surrender reason stated was STRAY.

06/12/2017 AT RISK MEMO
A1114746 Zorra is At Risk for medical reasons (please see exam below)

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
06/12/2017 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is NONE, Weight 61.6 LBS.

Hx: HBC dog. Treated with rimadyl and hydromorphone as pain control and cephalexin as an antibiotic. Not eating. Episodes of anxiety due to pain. Urine was not found in the cage. Donot want to eat . Dinking. Licked tuna fish. EENT- NAF Cv- NAF Ms- NAF Neuro- Ambulatory- forelimbs Skin- NAF MM- pink Lymph nodes- NAF Plan Continue medical treatment Surgery by a sponsor collaboration

06/09/2017 PET PROFILE MEMO
06/09/2017 10:38 Zorro is a black large dog that is possible 5 years old. He was found on the street unable to walk and bleeding. The police officers brought the dog to ACC due to his injury. Minimal handling was done and taken straight to medical.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

06/11/2017 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
KNOWN HISTORY: None 06/06/17 Intact female, Stray SAFER ASSESSMENT: 06/11/17 Summary: Due to her current medical condition, Zorra is not an appropriate candidate for a SAFER assessment at this time. The behavior department believes Zorra would benefit best from placement with a New Hope Rescue who can meet her needs medically and then assess behavior once she is in a stable environment. Force-free, reward based training is advised when introducing/exposing Zorra to new and unfamiliar situations. Zorra appears to be calm, she has allowed all handling in shelter without any issue. DOG-DOG BEHAVIOR: Due to her severe injury, Zorra will not be introduced to other dogs either on-leash or off-leash while at the Care Center. MEDICAL BEHAVIOR: 06/09/17 During her initial medical examination, Zorra allowed all handling without issue. RECOMMENDATIONS: New Hope Only _X_Place with a New Hope partner: The behavior department believes Zorra would benefit best from placement with a New Hope Rescue who can meet her needs medically and then assess behavior once she is in a stable environment. Force-free, reward based training is advised when introducing/exposing Zorra to new and unfamiliar situations.

06/11/2017 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – NH ONLY
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
Due to her severe injury, Zorra will not be introduced to other dogs either on-leash or off-leash while at the Care Center.

06/09/2017 DVM INTAKE PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
DVM Intake Exam Estimated age:5yrs Microchip noted on Intake? none History : HBC Subjective: painful Observed Behavior – allows all handling, but muzzle on because painful Evidence of Cruelty seen – no Evidence of Trauma seen – yes Objective P = 140 R = tachypnea BCS 5/9 EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal discharge noted Oral Exam: muzzle on, not performed PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, tachypneic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: FI, grossly normal, no palpable MGTs MSI: Ambulatory x2, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat. Road rash on inner thighs and on medial R armpit, tip of tail has superficial abrasion. No palpable long bone fx’s on HLs, didn’t assess ROM d/t suspicion hip fx present CNS: mentation appropriate – no signs of neurologic abnormalities, no detectable spinal pain Assessment Hit by car, lame in HLs, r/o broken hip, HLs, neuro, other road rash FI painful, tachypneic Plan hydromorphone 2mg/ml: 2ml IM given at 10:30AM, then another 0.5ml IM 30 min later, con’t TID at 2.5ml IM x3days ***at 3PM- p sleeping, no longer tachpyneic. Will change treatments to hydromorphone 1.75ml BID IM x3 carprofen 50mg/ml: 1.2ml SQ given at 11AM, con’t BID x3 days cerenia 10mg/ml: 2.8ml IV cephalexin 500mg: 1T PO BID x10 and cephalexin 250mg: 1/2T PO BID x10 for road rash LRS 70ml/hr 2v radiographs: R acetabular fx with cranial displacement of the head of the femur alerted NH of p- concerns that ACC will not be able to manage appropriate pain control, if not improving, rec transfer to BP or VERG for intensive pain management and for ortho consultation Prognosis: with appropriate orthopedic intervention- good SURGERY: n/a- rec orthopedic intervention for broken hip as primary focus

06/12/2017 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 NC – MAJOR CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS,
Hx: HBC dog. Treated with rimadyl and hydromorphone as pain control and cephalexin as an antibiotic. Not eating. Episodes of anxiety due to pain. Urine was not found in the cage. Donot want to eat . Dinking. Licked tuna fish. EENT- NAF Cv- NAF Ms- NAF Neuro- Ambulatory- forelimbs Skin- NAF MM- pink Lymph nodes- NAF Plan Continue medical treatment Surgery by a sponsor collaboration

Generated on Jun 12 2017 6:00PM

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