CROSS – A1041827

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My name is CROSS. My Animal ID # is A1041827.
I am a male gray and white american staff mix. The shelter thinks I am about 11 YEARS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 06/28/2015 from NY 11229, owner surrender reason stated was PET HEALTH.

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
07/02/2015 Exam Type RE-EXAM – Medical Rating is 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, Behavior Rating is AVERAGE, Weight 77.0 LBS.

VET CHECK — MONITOR CONDITION SUSPECT PROSTATIC NEOPLASIA WTIH URINARY RETENTION STRAINING TO URINATE EVIDENT ON EXAM – VERY SMALL AMOUNT OBSERVED ON EXAM. LARGE SOFT TISSUE MASS ON LEFT FORELIMB FOOT RECOMMEND HUMANE EUTHANASIA IF NO PLACEMENT.

06/28/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
06/28/15 14:12 Cross is an 11 year old Staffordshire Terrier mix that has been with his owners since he was 8 months. The surrender is due to the family not being able to afford medical care and other personal problems. They state Cross has been a pleasure to have. He lived with adults and a 9 year old grew up around him. His owners state that he maintaines a relaxed body around people of all ages and will usually ignore everyone at his old age. He will let children and adults handle him. He will chase cats, but likes to play with dogs. He is very gentle with other dogs. Cross in an inside dog with a medium activity level. his family describes him as a big lap dog and loves to sleep in the bed with his humans. He isn’t bothered if you touch his bowl while eating and if you take his bone or toy away his owners stated that he thinks you’re playing with him. He isn’t bothered by getting bathe din the tub, but will pull his feet away when it comes to nail cuts. He is friendly when unfamiliar people approach. He knows sit, down, and stay. He drinks for the toilet if you leave the bathroom door open, but his family states that he is also capable of opening doors. He really loves (tennis) balls and will carry them in his mouth and he wants you to chase him. He is well behaved when left unattended and he likes to sit by the window and watch. He eats dry food with gravy. At intake, Cross was bright and alert. He maintained a relaxed body and moved and a moderate speed. He allowed all handling by the counselor and was easy to collar.

WEB MEMO
No Web Memo

07/02/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – AVERAGE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Helper Dog:A1039298 Cross lived with adults and a 9 year old child that grew up around him. His owners state that he maintains a relaxed body around people of all ages but will usually ignore everyone. His owners also state he will chase cats, but likes to play with dogs, and he is very gentle with them. Cross was reported to have a medium activity level, and his family describes him as a big lap dog and loves to sleep in the bed with his humans. It was noted that he isn’t bothered if you touch his bowl while eating and if you take his bone or toy away his owners stated that he thinks you’re playing with him. It was also noted that he is tolerant of baths, but will pull his feet away when it comes to nail cuts. At intake, Cross was reported to be bright and alert. He maintained a relaxed body and allowed all handling by the counselor and was easy to collar. During SAFER Cross was sociable, but was not very attention seeking. He allowed the assessor to conduct all handling items without issue, and was distracted during the tag interaction. Due to Cross’s medical condition paw squeeze could not be fairly conducted so flank squeeze was tested in place of the paw handling, and Cross remained relaxed. During the resources portion of the assessment Cross was not interested in any of the items, and when approaching the helper dog during the dog-dog interaction, Cross had a high tail, body not stiff, and appeared to be interested in interacting. No behavioral concerns were seen while in the care center and Cross appears to be sociable, so the department feels cross can be suitable for an adopter with an average amount of dog experience. Look: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted. His ears are back, his tail is down, and he has a relaxed body posture. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 1. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, and his tail is in neutral position with relaxed body posture. Dog’s mouth is open for at least a portion of the assessment item. Tag: 2. Dog is not fearful, but is unresponsive to the Assessor, and approaches the Assessor at the end of the game (needed coaxing to approach.) He is focused on stimuli other than the Assessor. Flank squeeze 1&2: 1. Dog does not respond at all. Food: No interest Toy 1: No interest. Rawhide: 1. No interest. Dog-dog: 2. Dog approaches the helper dog, body soft, tail well above spine level, ears forward.

GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION
No Group Behavior Summary

07/01/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating was NONE
Scan negative Male;~ 11 years old Friendly and sweet; allows all handling Mild gingivitis Cloudy eyes Mass on left front paw Straining to urinate; Right lateral radiograph taken by Dr. 0844 AMBx4 BARH NOSF

07/02/2015 RE-EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 4 NC – SEVERE CONDITIONS NOT CONTAGIOUS, behavior rating AVERAGE
VET CHECK — MONITOR CONDITION SUSPECT PROSTATIC NEOPLASIA WTIH URINARY RETENTION STRAINING TO URINATE EVIDENT ON EXAM – VERY SMALL AMOUNT OBSERVED ON EXAM. LARGE SOFT TISSUE MASS ON LEFT FORELIMB FOOT RECOMMEND HUMANE EUTHANASIA IF NO PLACEMENT.

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