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Our Success Stories
Mikey
Mikey pictured with Lilly
and Natalie
Was picked up stray on a cold Nebraska
day when the temperatures
were dipping into double digit negative numbers. No one claimed him at the local shelter, so he
was turned over to Boxer Rescue. He was a
little thin when he was first picked up, and appeared to have frost bite
on his ears. He was neutered, updated on his vaccinations and placed
in a foster home where his personality blossomed. When he first went to
his foster home, he didn't know how to play with toys and wasn't very social
towards the other dogs. In no time at all, he was acting like a normal Boxer.
He was placed in a home with a family and another Boxer for him to play
with. The family soon started having trouble with allergies, so decided to go
back to one dog. Mikey returned to foster care where it was discovered he
had a severe skin problem. He was losing hair and had awful raw patches
of skin where he would scratch until they bled. After several unsuccessful
attempts to diagnose and treat the problem, the vet thought with the previous
history of developed allergies in the home, Mikey might have scabies.
The vet's diagnosis appeared to be correct, after several injection treatments,
Mikey quit scratching and his coat came back in. Mikey was placed in a home with a family who had adopted
a white female from us approximately six months
earlier. They felt Lily needed a playmate and Mikey was just the dog for their
family.
Mikey is very happy with his new family, he has grandchildren to play with,
sleeps
in bed with his owners and his good friend Lily to keep him company
To read Lily's story click here
Lily's Story
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