Misty

About Misty (Berger australien) in Emmet County

Misty is waiting for you at Emmet County Animal Shelter in United States. ***The first step in the adoption process is to complete the adoption application at [Lien externe masqué] Meet Misty! Or Misty Lucy, aka Scooter Patooter, aka Hotwheels! Misty is a true story of resilience, perseverance and character. She had been hit by a car when she was just a pup and was subsequently paralyzed on her back legs. During this time she was surviving on her own in the winter and had to drag her lower half around in search of food and shelter. When she came into our care her legs were covered in sores and she had to be shaved from the waist down due to matted fur. After a course of antibiotics and some wound care she is all good! She does on occasion still get little raw spots if she's been particularly active on rough ground or in the yard playing with her foster siblings. Misty does have some issues with bladder and bowel control as well. That often comes along with spinal damage and back leg paralysis. She is doing much better on Proin (bladder control medication) and of course a routine potty schedule. Her foster mom is pretty proficient at expressing her bladder and bowels and Misty is more than compliant with that as well which makes that job so much easier. In fact, after she has been in the dog yard playing or lounging and all the other dogs go to the door to go inside, Misty knows to wait until her foster mom comes out to give her tummy a squeeze! She will run down to the spot she gets expressed at and do a little twirl and flip herself around so she is in position before her foster mom catches up to her. She's really a very smart girl! Which obviously she had to be to survive on her own with a disability. Misty is also very used to being picked up and carried under one arm. She is about 22 pounds, so she is very portable. Her foster mom carries her upstairs to go to bed with them each night and she sleeps in her own little nest. She also gets carried