NORTH

German Shepherd Dog | Santa Cruz County, CA

Age : 3 YearsAdultMaleLargeBrown/Chocolate

About

Meet NORTH

07/23/24 09:16Meet North! North is a sweet soul who’s calm, gentle, and loves all people. He’s a very affectionate, social love bug who will nudge and lean up against you for pets. And you’ll be happy to oblige! It’s impossible to resist his super soft coat. North has weakness in his back left leg from an old injury, but he still loves walks and even playgroups with gentle dogs. This boy would love to be your best friend and forever companion, enjoying neighborhood strolls and couch cuddles!04/15/24 13:06Reason animal needs rescue: Persistent lameness of left pelvic limb. Radiographs show history of FHO surgery, as well as suspected cruciate ligament rupture of LPL. P may need additional orthopedic surgery for best quality of life that is beyond shelter capacity at this time.UPDATE 8/26: At this time North is ambulating well on all 4 limbs with no lameness, however, cannot R/O that he may need surgical intervention in future. Type: MedicalDate animal needs rescue by: ASAPImpound type: StrayOff stray hold: YesAdditional notes: 04/08/24S: Limping on left rear legQAR-H. BCS 2-3/9EENT - large amount of dark brown debris AD with mild thickening of pinna, clean AS, eyes/nose clear, mild/moderate calculusIntegument - clean full coat, no ectoparasites visualized.CV/Resp - eupneic, lungs clear, normal heart soundsGI/GU - intact male, abd normalMS - Amb x 4, weight bearing lameness LPL; decreased extension of L hip, painful on palpation of left stifle, mod swelling of L tarsus; generalized muscle wasting of rear legs and pelvic region; drawer sign L stifle with mod stifle effusionNeuro - no neurologic deficitsPLN - A: Yeast otitis externa AD; Lameness LPL (prior FHO suspected)P: Sedated with 0.7ml dexmed + 0.5ml torb IM. Cleaned right ear with trizketo flush and instilled 1 tube claro ADRadiographs (LPL) - missing head of L femur, healed pelvic fracture L acetabulum, dorsal displacement of patellar head with stifle effusion and remodeling of proximal tibia and distal femur suggestive of cruciate rupture.CBC - no abnormal findingsChem - no abnormal findingsSDMA - normalT4 - normalPlan to reassess L femur/revise FHO at time of castration, unless reclaimed prior. SD07/23/24 09:16Meet North! North is a sweet soul who’s calm, gentle, and loves all people. He’s a very affectionate, social love bug who will nudge and lean up against you for pets. And you’ll be happy to oblige! It’s impossible to resist his super soft coat. North has weakness in his back left leg from an old injury, but he still loves walks and even playgroups with gentle dogs. This boy would love to be your best friend and forever companion, enjoying neighborhood strolls and couch cuddles!

Adoption Process
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Contact
San Jose Animal Care Center
(408) 578-7297
http://www.sanjoseanimals.com