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Long-term medical foster mom 🐾
Senior & special-needs dogs
Sharing the work behind rescue
Education • patience • hope 🤍
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Jimmy Update ❤️‍🩹 After months, Jimmy’s pneumonia has FINALLY cleared!! We are still trying to figure out his allergies (it seems the only thing has kept them under control is steroids 😔 which we do not want to do longterm). Right now Jimmy is on a strict food allergy diet and a short round of steroids while we trial atopica (which is also an immunosuppressant, which we don’t love considering how hard it was for him to clear pneumonia). He will be going to the dermatologist at the end of this month for allergy testing so we can get more answers. Jimmy loves adventures and car rides, so his foster mom brought him on a road trip to North Carolina to enjoy some warm weather and the beach ❤️ This amazing boy is still looking for his forever home 🙏🏼
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ADOPT BELLA 💕 Sweet three year old Bella is recovering from surgery (she had her tail amputated to fix the corkscrew which was digging into her body 😔, and she also got spayed). Thank you @amcny 🙏🏼 Please see the last slide to see what her foster parents think her ideal home would look like. We are going to dog test her again in the next couple of weeks now that she’s spayed and no longer in heat, once she’s recovered enough from her surgery to safely do so. Bella has been thriving in her foster home and would make a wonderful addition to a lucky family. While she doesn’t have separation anxiety, we would love to see her with a family whose parent works from home a couple times a week or who can bring her to the office. We took Bella from previous owners who worked a ton and would leave her for extremely long hours. She’s really loving all the attention her Fosters are giving her and we just want to make this little potato as happy as can be. Please share!!
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ADOPT PEACH PIT 🍑❤️ Foster mom @brittanyfeldman84 says: “This 36 pound, 2 year old sweetheart is a total dream girl 💖 Peach Pit is such a happy pup with the greatest temperament. She’s crate-trained, house-trained, great with other dogs (she LOVES to play), and amazing with all children. She was found tied up to a fire hydrant in Brooklyn, where she had been left overnight, and was brought to the @nycacc a couple of weeks ago. She’s extremely smart and it feels like she actually understands me when I speak to her 😂 She’s getting spayed tomorrow. She’s a little too interested in cats right now, and so for the time being we are looking for a forever home with no cats. We have 2 cats and a very dog reactive dog, and full disclosure this is the ONLY reason(s) we are not adopting her ourselves. Our whole family is absolutely obsessed and she deserves a home as wonderful as she is 🥰 Please share, she is an absolute delight 😍
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🚗 TRANSPORT NEEDED TOMORROW (Wednesday) or THURSDAY FROM @nycacc to LONG ISLAND 🙏🏼 ALSO searching for longterm foster/foster to adopt ASAP!! All locations of the @nycacc (as well as every single shelter we know) are beyond capacity and are desperate to get as many dogs and cats out as soon as possible. We’ve had our eye on this 36 pound, dog friendly cutie ever since we saw the post on Facebook saying she had been found tied to a fire hydrant and abandoned overnight 2 weeks ago 💔 We’ve been trying to find a longterm foster or foster to adopt so that we don’t need to move her between foster homes (something we HATE doing), but with the shelter in such dire need we’ve just decided to pull her and pray for someone to step forward asap 🙏🏼 Director @brittanyfeldman84 will be short term fostering her (that’s me 🙋🏻‍♀️) and I CANNOT WAIT to meet her!! **If you can’t adopt or foster, please share her far and wide and consider donating** Help us find this cutie pie an incredible forever home in record time 🥰😊
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Adopt Bella 💕** Her fosters are traveling from 8/28 - 8/31 and we are looking for someone to watch her while they’re away, ideally a potential adopter!! ** Bella is a sweet 3 year old French Bulldog (?) Pug (?) who was being rehomed on Nextdoor. Worried about where she would end up, especially because she’s unspayed and could be used for breeding, we jumped in to take her. Bella loves everyone and could sunbathe all day ☀️ She loves to play and will have bursts of energy before plopping down for a snooze 💤 She was wee wee pad trained but is almost exclusively going outside now 🤗 We don’t know how she is with cats, and she is very under-socialized with dogs (her previous owner said she never interacted with other dogs aside from passing them on leash). When she’s met other dogs she can be dominant and “come in hot”, but she is in heat at the moment and so that may change once she’s spayed. She loves children, but can be a little mouthy when playing and would probably do best with older kids. **Bella will be getting spayed in the next few weeks after her heat cycle ends, and she’ll also be getting the end of her tail amputated (her corkscrew tail is growing down into her and causing pain 💔). Please share this sweet adorable little potato and help us find her forever home 🙏🏼💕
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⚠️ Foster needed (or foster to adopt, even better!) ❤️ *No negative comments please* We are taking in this adorable 3 year old girl named Bella this week (her heartbroken owner has to surrender her due to personal reasons, having nothing to do with the dog). Bella is supposedly great with kids, and indifferent to dogs. Her previous owner worked very long hours and so Bella is used to going on wee wee pads, but she also goes outside as well. As with all of our dogs, we prefer not to bounce them around between different foster homes, and so we are ideally looking for a foster to adopt home (or longterm foster home). This sweet girl has only known one home her entire life, and so minimizing her moves (while also finding a loving forever home) is our priority. Please share!
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Poor Jimmy 💔 This weekend Jimmy traveled 10 hours round trip to go to what we thought would be his forever home. Unfortunately, the resident dog (who was previously great with Jimmy on their last meeting) was not happy having Jimmy in his space. While we know the adjustment takes time, the adopters didn’t feel comfortable and we completely agree. The potential adopters have young kids in the house and the resident dog was extremely (and understandably) protective over them. We spent hours trying to make the situation better but the resident dog was not comfortable and we didn’t want to put either dog in a situation to fail. This is no one’s fault of course, but a HUGE bummer, as we had been planning this for the last 6 weeks and really thought Jimmy had found his forever home 😔 We pulled Jimmy from @acctphilly last May, and we genuinely cannot understand why he’s still available. He is an AMAZING dog (the family is absolutely devastated 😭) and he will make an incredible addition to any family. Please please PLEASE share and help us find his happily ever after 🙏🏼 Jimmy is: -dog friendly -kid friendly -house trained -crate trained -extremely smart -insanely handsome (everyone who meets him can’t believe how much cuter he is in person!)
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💛 Urgent: Long-Term Foster Needed for Oriole 💛 About a month ago, we were contacted about a situation so heartbreaking it left us speechless. A sweet boy named Oriole came from a life of unimaginable abuse. Due to safety concerns surrounding his rescue and the difficulty of obtaining details about the individual responsible, we’re unable to pursue legal action. Our focus now is where it belongs: making sure Oriole is safe, loved, and cared for for the rest of his life. What we do know is devastating. Oriole was reportedly beaten 4–5 times a day for at least five months in his previous home. His most recent injury left him with a femoral fracture, an injury his veterinarian says could only have been caused by force comparable to that of a moving car. This has left Oriole in extreme pain, and he will soon be undergoing surgery to repair the damage. Oriole also lived confined to a roughly 5-foot area on a linoleum floor, rarely went outside, and was left to sit in his own feces and urine. Despite everything he has endured, Oriole’s spirit is still very much alive. Thanks to an incredible temporary foster, we’ve been able to learn so much about who Oriole really is—and what he needs to heal. We are now in urgent need of a long-term foster who can not only help nurse him through recovery, but also guide him as he learns how to be the well-adjusted, happy boy he’s always deserved to be. ✨ About Oriole ✨ • Approximately 9 months old • Incredibly affectionate and goofy • Has done great with dogs and cats • Crate trained and does well when left alone • Can be anxious around new people and will need slow, patient introductions • Will thrive with plenty of enrichment, structure, and love Oriole has survived things no dog ever should—but he hasn’t given up on people. If you have a calm home, a big heart, and the patience to help a survivor heal, you could change Oriole’s life forever. Please reach out if you’re able to foster or want to learn more, and please share. UPDATE- Oriole recovered beautifully from his surgery @amcny 🙌🏼🙌🏼 📸 Thank you @alyona.maslova.ny for the beautiful photos ❤️ #dogabuse #rescuedog #fosterneeded #dogfoster #fosterdog
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It’s been almost 8 months since we pulled Jimmy from @acctphilly (shoutout to his amazing #fostermom Jill 🙌🏼). Please see Jimmy’s background story below. Jimmy is an AMAZING dog and we are truly shocked he has not been scooped up yet. He’s extremely friendly (and dog-friendly!), loves to travel and go on adventures, and is very smart. He’s house trained and crate trained too! He would do great in a home with an active family, with older kids (he’s gentle but a big boy and could accidentally knock a tiny tot over 😂). He’s too interested in cats, but has gotten along with dogs of all sizes. PLEASE SHARE!!!!! **THANK YOU to @stevienicksbull for visiting Jimmy and taking these adorable pictures ❤️ • We pulled Jimmy (fka King James) from @acctphilly minutes before it was too late. He is approximately 5 years old (maybe younger?) around 50 pounds, and “such a good boy” according to his foster mom Jill 💙 He is house trained, crate trained, is so excited to run around and play, and absolutely loves to be by your side. He was surrendered to the shelter by his previous owner (who had had him since he was a puppy) because he was moving in with his elderly parents and could no longer care for a dog. Jimmy was attacked by two dogs in his previous apartment complex, and so his left ear is a little funky (and adorable) looking. We love you Jimmy, and we can’t wait to find your happily ever after ✨
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Jimmy has been in foster for 6 months and is still waiting for his forever home!! Please read his bio below. Dog-friendly, house and crate trained, great in the car, loves to travel and go on adventures, an all around fantastic dog ❤️ We would love to see him in his forever home for the holidays 🐶🏡🎄 * Fka King James at @acctphilly This sweet, handsome boy was on the list to be euthanized and we were fortunate enough to save him minutes before it was too late . Surrendered through no fault of his own, he was deeply loved by his previous family, who made the difficult decision to rehome him after moving in to care for elderly parents. This loyal boy has known nothing but love and kindness and is now hoping to find his next forever home—one where he can once again be someone’s best friend, hiking buddy, and devoted shadow. Jimmy is the perfect blend of playful and chill. He’s housebroken, crate trained, and knows all his basic commands—including “sit,” “stay,” “wait,” and “leave it.” He’s got great leash manners, walking at a calm, easy pace with only the occasional tug when something especially exciting (like a stray cat!) crosses his path. He’s easily redirected with a gentle voice or treat and always eager to please. Speaking of treats, he loves them :) Jimmy’s previous owner stated that he was attacked by two dogs before coming into the shelter (see his adorably wonky ear). He’s been getting along great with the dogs he’s met in foster, but if you have another dog a meet and greet is always required to make sure it’s a good match. Jimmy loves to play with his toys and would be great with older kids to play with. He will make a wonderful addition to a very lucky family ❤️
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If anyone wants to follow me, or any other runner, on Sunday for the @nycmarathon 😆😆😆 here’s how. Download the NYRR app on your phone. Select “Track a Runner” Enter the runner’s name or bib number Watch their progress, in my case, no matter how slow Feel free to text me words of encouragement while I run. There is no doubt I can use them. My start time is 11:30 😰😰 (don’t freak out, don’t freak out) so don’t text me too early. Xoxo 💋 #marathon #nycmarathon #igotthis
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Snowy lost his battle today. I was trying to figure out a way to adopt him but he endured too much. His little body couldn’t take it any more. I’m so sorry, sweet boy. My heart is so broken. This rainbow appeared today and i didn’t know what it was saying. I hope you somehow knew how much I loved you. Wait with LuLu at the rainbow bridge and we can spend forever together. Please consider donating to @amaanimalrescue so they can keep saving innocent lives. ❤️❤️@waffles_and_hotmess_fosters thank you ❤️🙏
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