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Male Black Desexed Pug – 7.8kg
Microchip Number: #943094320463497
DOB: 10/08/2015
RE108835
Louie says winners….
Are grinners..
After undergoing 6 surgeries and having his life dramatically turned in Pug Rescue care…
He has his epic tail of rehab to share…
Arriving into care having been through several homes and resultant anxiety based behaviours..
Covered in fleas, worms, not desexed, yucky teeth and ears, hind leg limping gait and terrible breathing Louie was desperate for a savior…
Not knowing how to socalise with other dogs Louie also liked to scream, bark and shout…
Louie was confused needing help to know what the pug life is about…
Ear infection treatment, vaccination, hip xrays and surgery 1 and 2 – desexing and a major dental, were performed at Knox Vet firstly…
Hip xrays showed that his left hip was shattered from a high force trauma which was causing Louie agony…
Dr Alex of Melbourne Animal Referral Services performed Louie’s third surgery BOAS surgery – folded palatoplasty to thin and trim elongated and thick soft palate, a tonsillectomy to remove enlarged tonsils and an alaplasty to widen stenotic nares…
Making it easier for Louie to breathe air..
Dr Greg of Patterson River Veterinary Centre performed Louie’s fourth surgery on his left hip – a FHO “Femoral Head Ostectomy” cutting and removing the shattered ball from the femur…
Louie’s broken hip was very uncomfortable, he was hardly weight bearing on that leg so without the broken rubbing bones he now weigh bears and is happier…
A mast cell cancer popped up on Louie’s right hind leg, thankfully Dr Kent at Knox Vet Clinic was able to surgically remove with clear margins successfully…
That was surgery five for Louie…
Louie underwent a BOAS revision for an Epiglottis entrapment issue as surgery six…
Dr Ricky of Geelong Animal Referral Services performed a folded flap palatoplasty removing excess tissue doing the fix…
Louie has excelled at learning to be a very sociable guy in his foster care and out on the town…
He loves to have a play with puggy friends and at night snuggled up to a puggy girl he can be found…
Louie loves cuddles and pats and of course loves being fed…
Walkies round the block Louie trots nicely waggling his tail and nodding his little head…
$7,500+ has been spent on this little guy to turn his life around…
Louie is praying that an amazing furever home for him can be found….
He says please send an enquiry through…
He’s practicing smiling whilst waiting to meet you…
Louie xxx
Louie is toilet trained but may have marking accidents in a new home to begin with.
Louie is happy to sleep in a crate with another pug or a doggy bed with another pug.
Louie is great walking on a lead and harness and does not pull and is not reactive.
Louie is fine in a crate in the car.
Louie’s furever home wishes:
♥ ANOTHER PUG – YES! Louie would greatly benefit from a similar aged healthy female desexed non reactive/barky pug (between 6 to 9 years) who is well socalised as a companion. Louie will not be rehomed with other male pugs/dogs. Louie will not be rehomed as a single pug. Louie will not be rehomed with another breed of dog.
♥ HUMANS – Louie is seeking humans that can show him positive leadership and lots of love.
♥KIDS – Yes. Louie has previously loved with young kids. He would do best with older school aged children who are respectful to dogs.
♥FENCING – Louie as with all of our pugs requires secure brick, timber or colourbond fencing.
♥CATS – Unsure but we think he would be fine with docile cats.
♥EXERCISE – Louie requires at least a 30 minute walk a day plus play times.
♥WORKING HOURS – Not suitable for homes where he would be left without humans for 6+ hours a day on a regular basis.
♥Louie absolutely requires air-condition.
♥Access to the inside of his house 24/7 and an indoor bed.
♥HOUSE & YARD SIZE/TYPE – Louie would be best in a larger older style house black. Louie lived in the country and is still getting used to the sounds of the suburbs so may bark at unfamiliar neighbourhood sounds.
Medical notes:
- Louie has undergone desexing and vaccination at Knox Vet.
- Louie has undergone a major dental and mast cell removal from his right hind leg at Knox Vet.
- Louie has undergone ear infection treatment at Knox Vet.
- Louie has undergone 2 x specialist airway surgery by Dr Alex and Dr Ricky of Geelong Animal Referral Services/ Melbourne Animal Referral Services (folded palatoplasty to trim and reduce the thickness of his soft palate, widening of his nares/nostrils and tonsillectomy)
- Louie has undergone FHO “Femoral Head Ostectomy” cutting and removing the shattered ball from the femur hip surgery on his left hind leg.
- Louie is desexed, C5 vaccinated, is microchipped & up to date with his worming & flea prevention.