Available for adoption thru
NORTHEASTERN BOXER RESCUE

"Ruffles"
 

• 1/3/03 - Sadly, Ruffles has been diagnosed with a probable brain tumor. A few weeks ago she had a major seizure. The doctor was hoping the results of Ruffles' blood work would show a treatable medical reason for this episode, but the blood work showed nothing out of line. In fact, for an older dog, the blood looked great. Ruffles has had 2 other milder seizure episodes. We will continue to monitor her closely, and hope that her health is slow to deteriorate. Ruffles is currently free of pain, frisky and happy, and will remain with her loving foster family indefinitely. If you would like to contribute to the ongoing medical care for Ruffles, please send a donation (and please keep her in your thoughts).

Please send donations to:	or donate online through
Northeastern  Boxer Rescue P.O. Box 95 Sunderland MA 01375		or       and send donations to: donations@boxerrescue.com

• 7/8/01 - Ruffles has been with me for several months now and has adapted well to life in my home.  She gets along well with her two foster brothers and also has several feline friends in the house.  She spends most of her day amusing my 1 1/2 year old son  who even though he has 2 other dogs in the house thinks Ruffles is the GREATEST!!!!!  Ruffles is currently living on a lake and spends a lot of time outside with us enjoying the water (not that she does a lot of swimming but she does enjoy strolling into her personal water dish!!).  Ruffles is a good old girl whom I adore and  has adjusted well to her new life.  She will be greatly missed by all members of her foster family when she finds her forever home.

• 3/22/01 - Good news for Ruffles!!! The vets have given her a clean bill of health, and they think she looks great!  Blood levels and urinalysis all came back in the normal range. They think the small growth on her neck is only a benign wart, but we will probably have it removed in any case. The vet also said her teeth were in good shape and that the slight overgrowth of her gums, known as Gingival Hyperplasia, is not bad enough to require surgery at this time. Ruffles has been having a bit of incontinence which is attributed to her age so we have put her on PPA (Phenylproanolamine) which should control the problem. Ruffles is adjusting well in her foster home and has been an absolute doll.

• 3/15/01 - Ruffles is a wonderful 8 year old spayed brindle girl that is having a hard time understanding why her family moved without her. She was brought back to the same shelter where they adopted her 4 years ago, and they stated on the intake sheet that she was the "most loving animal I have ever had".

  Ruffles is friendly but slightly reserved and gives the impression that she is politely waiting patiently for her family's return. She lived in an active household with young children 2 years and up. She appears to have a very even temperament and is good with people, kids, dogs and cats.

  Ruffle's health appears generally good, however we discovered a small growth on her neck that we are having examined. Her gums may also need work. She is definitely overweight and needs to shed a few extra pounds.

  Please consider adding Ruffles to your family and complete an online application then email the rescue group listed below.  We are looking to find her a home with people we can count on to be there for the rest of her life.

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