GONE 04/04/15 SCRAPPY – A1030860

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GONE – 04/04/15

Brooklyn Center

My name is SCRAPPY. My Animal ID # is A1030860.
I am a neutered male brown and white am pit bull ter mix. The shelter thinks I am about 1 YEAR 9 MONTHS old.

I came in the shelter as a OWNER SUR on 03/20/2015 from NY 11370, owner surrender reason stated was TOO BIG. 

MOST RECENT MEDICAL INFORMATION AND WEIGHT
04/02/2015 Exam Type CAGE EXAM – Medical Rating is 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , Behavior Rating is EXPERIENCE, Weight 83.2 LBS.

S/O: On AM rounds, mucopurulent nasal discharge observed bilaterally. Patient is sitting up otherwise, QAR. A: 1. Early Kennel Cough Prognosis: Good P: 1. Move to iso 2. Start Doxy 400 mg PO SID x 10 days 3. Recheck on day 8 and 10

03/20/2015 PET PROFILE MEMO
03/20/15 19:35 Dog Name: Scrappy Reason for surrender: Client is surrendering dog, Scrappy due to dog’s size. Client stated Scrappy has gotten too big to handle. Relationship: Client has owned Scrappy for 1 yr & 8 months. Scrappy was a gift & has no known health issues. People:Scrappy has lived with 3 adults & three children ages 4,9 & 13. Scrappy plays gently with children and allows to be pet by them. Scarppy gets along with strangers but will feel frightened by people walking with an open umbrella. Scrappy is large and strong, client stated people have to be strong to handle Scrappy. Other Animals: Scrappy does not get along with other dogs or cats. client stated Scrappy will lunge, bark & growl at other dogs or cats.Scrappy has been the only pet in the home. Personality/Habits: Scrappy is house trained & never has accidents in the home. Scrappy is kept mostly indoors & his activity level is high. Scrappy loves to play and run around. The commands Scrappy is familiar with are sit & stay. For exercise, Scrappy enjoys brisk walks and playing in the yard. Scrappy enjoys playing with balls & squeaky toys. He will play fetch and tug. When owner is not home, Scrappy is well behaved. Feeding: Scrappy enjoys eating wet food & dry food mixed. Behavior upon intake: Scrappy was friendly and alert t his surroundings. Scrappy did not like getting into kennels, but tolerated all handling. 

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03/25/2015 BEHAVIOR EVALUATION – EXPERIENCE
Exam Type BEHAVIOR
Scrappy previously lived with 3 adults and 3 children ages 4- 13, and has been reported to play gently with children. The owner stated that Scrappy gets along with strangers but is frightened by people walking with an open umbrella and it was also noted that Scrappy does not get along with other dogs or cats. He was reported to be house trained and well behaved when left home alone, and his activity level was said to be high. At intake it was noted that Scrappy was friendly and alert to his surroundings. He was tolerant of all handling, but was reluctant to go into the kennel. During his medical exam, he was reported to be tolerant of all handling but was nervous. When entering the assessment room Scrappy was fearful, and need soft coaxing to become comfortable enough to approach the assessor. He allowed the assessor to conduct all handling items without issue but his body posture was tense and fearful. He was also fearful during the tag interaction, and was not interest in any of the resource items. Scrappy needs a slow introduction to new situations along with time to adjust and feel comfortable around strangers at his own pace, so the Behavior Department feels Scrappy would be best suited for an experienced adopter, that is able to slowly introduce Scrappy into his new home. Look: 2. Dog’s eyes are averted. His body posture is stiff and fearful; his tail is low and not moving. He allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands. Sensitivity: 2. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, his eyes are averted, his tail is between his legs, body stiff, mouth closed, lip long, ears l back, lip licks. Tag: 2. Dog is fearful but unresponsive when touched. Dog does not approach the Assessor when the game ends. Dog is crouching, and attempting to exit Squeeze 1: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. His eyes are averted and his ears are back. Squeeze 2: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. His eyes are averted and his ears are back. Food: No interest Toy 1: No interest. Rawhide: 1. No interest. Dog-dog: When off leash with other dogs, Scrappy is nervous but tolerant of greeting dog. His tail is tucked and lowered in the yard and seems petrified of yard- remained mostly in one place and did not explore the yard. 

03/22/2015 GROUP BEHAVIOR EVALUATION 
Exam Type GROUP BEHAVIOR
When off leash with other dogs, Scrappy is nervous but tolerant of greeting dog. His tail is tucked and lowered in the yard and seems petrified of yard- remained mostly in one place and did not explore the yard. 3/26 Update Scrappy is nervous and tolerant when greeted by another dog and is not interested in interacting. 3/31 Update Scrappy continues to be nervous and not interested in interacting beyond the brief intial greeting and wanders the yard with tail low.

03/21/2015 INITIAL PHYSICAL EXAM
Medical rating was 1 – NORMAL , behavior rating was NONE
scan positive 9851 1200 3290 507 neutered, 1year, 8 mos tense during exam but very tolerant ears crusted with dry exudate, liquid deeper in outer ear canal cleaned ears, no parasites seen under microscope Pinnae have hair loss and dry flaky skin, suspect from scratching, took skin scraping: only skin cells seen under microscope NOSF applied activyl tick plus flea prevention 

04/02/2015 CAGE EXAM (LAST MAJOR EXAM)
Medical rating 3 C – MAJOR CONDITIONS , behavior rating EXPERIENCE
S/O: On AM rounds, mucopurulent nasal discharge observed bilaterally. Patient is sitting up otherwise, QAR. A: 1. Early Kennel Cough Prognosis: Good P: 1. Move to iso 2. Start Doxy 400 mg PO SID x 10 days 3. Recheck on day 8 and 10

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