Bella

This sweet senior girl was relinquished to the shelter in rough shape! She was frail with bloody diarrhea, and she’d been losing weight since being in the shelter.

Bella was at the ER shortly after her rescue for a hacking cough (we were worried about her heart). She had chest x-rays and other diagnostics and luckily didn’t need to be hospitalized.

Bella also had a cardiologist work up and an echocardiogram to evaluate her heart health. The good news is she does not yet need medications for her degenerative valve. She has a Sinus arrhythmia and the cardiologist provided best anesthestic protocols.

Bella has now had her oronasal fistula surgery.  An oronasal fistula in a dog is an abnormal connection between the mouth and the nasal cavity, most often caused by advanced dental disease affecting the upper canine teeth or complications from tooth extraction.  Symptoms include sneezing and nasal discharge, and the condition requires surgical repair by a veterinary dentist using healthy gum tissue to close the hole. This should resolve her recent cough due to irritation.

Bella is affectionate, friendly, and playful – with mellow energy. Now that she’s receiving the medical care she needs and deserves, she’s doing well and is ready for her new family!

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*Please note that any age provided is only an estimate, based on veterinary examination.

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