Spruce - young with big ears, hip/tail fractures, diaper READ - Warren, OH

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Dog Spruce - young with big ears, hip/tail fractures, diaper READ - Warren, OH

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Warren, OH

Breed
Mixed Breed
Physical Traits
Young
(1-3 years)
Male
Medium
(26-60 lbs)

Behavior
House-trained: No

Health
Vaccinated:
Yes
Special Needs:
Yes

Spruce’s Compatibility

This pet has unknown compatibility with kids.

kids

Unknown

This pet has unknown compatibility with dogs.

dogs

Unknown

This pet has unknown compatibility with cats.

cats

Unknown

This pet has unknown compatibility with other animals.

other animals

Unknown

Spruce's Story

A Difficult Post for #Spruce
Please read with compassion and grace.

Spruce is the young dog who was abandoned at a gas station, and the condition he was left in is heartbreaking.
At this time, Spruce is on two oral medications and requires diaper changes.. If he isn’t kept completely clean, his skin becomes irritated quickly.
He does wear a diaper due to no control over his bowel and bladder.
Medically, we believe Spruce suffered fractures to his hips (possibly both) along with a broken tail. Despite everything he has endured, he is still just one year old.
Spruce is still actively being seen by our veterinarian, and we are continuing to work through his care plan. We are hopeful that additional medications or adjustments may begin to help, but at this time, we are still learning what his body may be capable of.
We are also being very thoughtful about neutering. Obviously, we want to better understand his prognosis first, and it’s possible that neutering could help reduce the excessive humping behavior he’s been displaying around female dogs. For such a little guy, it’s been one thing after another — and honestly, it sometimes feels like, “What else can this poor dog go through?”

Spruce would do best in a very specific home:
• Ideally no other dogs, or at minimum no female dogs
• He is extremely hormonal and became obsessive about trying to reach female dogs, which caused anxiety
• A calm, understanding environment is essential
And yet — he is still a happy, lovable dog.
He enjoys people. He seeks affection. He wants to be close. It breaks our hearts to think of him spending his life confined to a crate simply because his needs are complicated.
Important to know:
• All veterinary care and medications will continue to be covered by the shelter
• You would not be expected to pay for his medical care while we continue treatment and evaluation
• We are still figuring things out — and doing everything we can to help him
We are hoping someone with experience in medical or special-needs care — possibly a vet tech, veterinary professional, rehab-experienced home, or someone familiar with incontinence care — might be willing to help, or even guide us in the right direction. Anywhere. Someone. We just want to help him.

Please submit an application to:
Healthyheartsproject.org/adopt

Located
909 Martin Luther King Blvd., Warren, OH

info@healthyheartsproject.org
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