RITA THE CHIA - CHIHUAHUA (SHORT COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION

Description

Dog Breed: Chihuahua (short coat). Rita was born about January 17, 2016 and weighs about 8 lbs. She may be little, but her love is mighty and we love her mighty back! She is adorable and just as sweet as she could possibly be! None of that nippy Chihuahua behavior with this girl. She is wonderful with all sizes of dogs here, she is good with cats and we don't have an of those pesky test kids ( ; here, but she should be fine with them too although the gentler the better. As with most of these tiny dogs house training especially when it is single digits is a challenge and it will just be easier for everyone if floor potty pads are kept available. She was fine on her two hour car ride here from Rochester where she ended up alone with her "brother" on the street and taken into the city shelter. Her brother had a microchip registered to an elderly woman who said she gave them away to someone she could not recall awhile back and she was unable to take them back at this time. That is quite the story and we are so honored to be the ones able to make a good decision for their lives going forward. Rita's vet appointment at Encompass went pretty well and it's a good thing Rita came to us and then went to the vet quickly as she had fluid in her uterus (so common for unspayed elderly females) that after a time could have turned into infection (pyometra) that is deadly if not addressed quickly. Now that she is spayed there is nothing more to worry about for this condition. They did make note that she has normal aging nuclear sclerosis/clouding of her eyes and what RAS (Rochester Animal Services) thought could be mammary tumors turned out to be "normal fat deposits around caudal mammary glands, no tumors appreciated by palpation". YAY!! She did come to us with some severe dental issues and we began brushing right away and then Encompass extracted some of the teeth that were all but falling out on their own. We must wait a few weeks until it is safe to put her under anesthesia again and she will have a complete dental likely involving more extractions since it seems there is one tooth a bit of a kilter right now. Her senior blood panel was unremarkable. Another YAY!! The Adoption Fee for this dog is $400.00. Adoptions fees vary based on adoptability. In general our fees include spay/neuter, all age appropriate vaccines, Home Again micro-chipping & registration, worming & flea control - a "complete" pet. We accept CASH or Visa/Mastercard ONLY. Joyful Rescues has no funding except for our adoption fees and miscellaneous donations. Pet care and vet bills are expensive - you must be ready to take on this financial (as well as emotional) responsibility. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 25 YEARS OF AGE TO ADOPT A DOG FROM JOYFUL RESCUES We keep our pet list as up-to-date as possible. As soon as a pet is adopted, it is removed from the list. If a pet is still showing, it is still available for adoption. Can't Adopt Me? SPONSOR ME Look for the Link "Special Instructions to Seller" if you want to note a particular pet Before you seek to adopt a pet from Joyful Rescues, please read our Pet Adoption page .joyfulrescues/pet_adoption.html. Online Application

• Physical Attributes

  Coat Length:	Short
  Grooming Needs:	Moderate
  Shedding Amount:	Moderate
  Altered	Yes

• Behavioral Characteristics

  OK with Kids:	Yes
  OK with Dogs:	Yes
  OK with Cats:	Yes
  Energy Level:	Low
  Activity Level:	Slightly Active

• Additional Information

  Was the Dog Found	No
  Other	Up-to-date on Vaccinations