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If you can help with the medical care for Rudy
You
can send a check directly to: Northeastern Boxer Rescue
P.O. Box 95 Sunderland MA 01375.
or use
makes it easy and secure to
send payments online via credit card.
Rudy is
a Name a Boxer dog!
Thank you Connie Hanes for
naming Rudy: “Hi, I just love looking at your website. We lost our boxer 2
years ago from kidney failure. She was our beloved sidekick for 8 years.
We adopted her. I just think this handsome guy reminds me of a Rudy.”
1/28/08 -
Rudy has been adopted!!
10/11/06 -
Rudy is a charmer. Everyone who meets Rudy has fallen in love with this
handsome boy….I know he has captured all of our hearts.
Here is the latest on the greatest.
Rudy is housetrained. He also knows how to
sit and come when called (most of the time ;o)). He is a GREAT cuddle bug
and loves to sleep with his foster mom at night. He eats like a Hoover, but
retains his puppy physique due to being in motion most of the day. He has
landscaped the yard (digging for gold) and has endeared himself to the
neighbors…even with his occasional bark to warn us of any impending danger.
Rudy is one of the sweetest boxers you will
have the pleasure to meet; however, be prepared for his energy, curiosity,
and puppy antics. He will need a fenced yard and at least one other canine
playmate (he has been living in a multi-dog household along with two cats).
We also feel he would do well in a home without toddlers due to his
exuberant nature. Although he uses a crate, Rudy is currently not left
alone for more than a couple of hours during the day. Like all boxer pups
he needs human contact, exercise, and stimulation…not hours alone in a
crate.
Rudy LOVES to play with toys and has no
problem sharing with his foster boxer sister and brother, which is a good
thing, since he takes all THEIR toys. Rudy’s spirit is a testament to how
courageous and magnanimous this breed truly is. He is anxiously waiting to
find a home he can call his own.
9/10/06 - Rudy’s appointment with the neurologist went extremely well.
Two doctors performed a thorough physical and a neurological examination to
assess Rudy’s motor and sensory skills. They found him to be a bright, alert,
responsive puppy, and their findings were unremarkable except for his slight
head tilt to the left (which has improved even more since his visit).
The doctors discussed several different possible causes for the head tilt.
During his trauma, he may have broken a certain bone in his skull called the
temporal petrous bone which houses a nerve that can cause a head tilt. This
nerve is also involved in hearing, so Rudy’s hearing may be affected in his
left ear (although we see no discernable evidence of this currently). Another
possibility would have been direct injury to his brain, or injury to other
bones surrounding his brain.
Although there are several diagnostic tests that could be run to find out
exactly what is causing his head tilt (CT, MRI, BAER test), since Rudy seems
to function fine, these tests would not affect how we treat him or affect his
prognosis to do well later on so we did not see the need. There are no
restrictions on his activity and he is ready to go!!!
Rudy has also been neutered and has recovered well.
7/16/06 - Rudy
is a 3 month old boxer puppy who is one of the most charming dogs I have
ever had the pleasure to meet.
Rudy accidentally fell down a flight of stairs and suffered an injury to
his head. His family immediately rushed him to an emergency hospital
where he stayed for 9 hours. While at the hospital he received IV
medication that I am certain saved his life. He was then transferred to
the family’s regular vet where Rudy stayed for observation for 48
hours. Rudy’s family loved him very much, but their finances did not
enable them to give Rudy the additional medical care he needed so they
surrendered him to NBR’s care.
Rudy is a lucky boy and he has made a dramatic recovery. When he was
first released from the emergency hospital, he was blind and could not
walk. The doctors did not think he would recover, but lucky Rudy proved
them wrong. Except for an occasional slight head tilt (which may or may
not go away) he appears perfectly normal. However it is possible that
Rudy may suffer from some type of seizures later in life, but this is
yet to be determined. We have scheduled an appointment with a neurology
specialist at Tufts to get a more definitive diagnosis/prognosis.
We have taken Rudy to our vet for his inoculations and his initial exam
and he was wonderful. Lucky Rudy makes everyone smile. He is truly an
exceptional puppy.
If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out an
online application first. Then e-mail ALL contacts listed below. Be sure to include your full name, city,
state, and area code in the subject line of your message.
If you can help with the medical care for
Rudy
You
can send a check directly to: Northeastern Boxer Rescue
P.O. Box 95 Sunderland MA 01375.
or use
makes it easy and secure to
send payments online via credit card.
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