I sit in the cage at the shelter day after day and I just do not understand what is wrong? I am only 7 months old, and usually a cute puppy like me would be adopted right away!
I am very friendly to the people who come to visit me, and if I don't mind saying so myself, I am soooo cute! I'm not perfect - I have a bit of a yellow bum and when the families ask about it their faces change and they look sad and say "Oh, that is too bad."
You see I leak urine and everyone thinks it is because I am not trained. I wish I could tell them I try really hard to hold it. I don't like sitting in the wet either but hard as I try it just comes out. It has been this way my whole life! When I was a puppy, my mom would lick me and keep me clean all the time. Then a man took me away from her and he brought me to this horrible shelter and my mom did not come any more to help keep me clean.
There was a nice lady who adopted me and took me home with her. I tried really hard but since I have no control over the leaking, she brought me back to the shelter.
Some nice people at the shelter started talking about contacting a rescue, they called it ERU. It sounded so great and I was so excited as I waited and waited, hoping ERU would be able to help me! Then one day - just before they were going to take me to that room where the dogs never come back from - a woman came and took me to a different kennel. They looked at me and gave me some medication for incontinence. I heard them say there were some tests that could be done and if it was what they expected surgery could be done to fix me! I also heard them say it was EXPENSIVE! I saw those sad faces again and heard them say that is too bad.
Suddenly a wonderful couple showed up and put a diaper on me and I went on a long car ride. Oh my gosh, it was so thrilling to be out of the shelter!! I was taken to another family that has kids.
I was a bit overwhelmed at first but then settled in. The diaper thing seemed to make them happy that I did not leak on the floor.
After a while, the family took me to a special clinic where I had something called an ultrasound. There was news as to why I always leaked! One of my kidneys was malformed. The tube that usually takes urine to the bladder where I can hold it until I am outside went straight to my vagina so it leaked all the time. Finally, some answers!! They said it could be genetic or it could have been damage to the blood vessels when the kidney was forming. But no matter the cause, the good news was the other kidney was good and functioning normally so all they had to do was remove the bad one and then I would be TRAINABLE and leak free!
The nice surgeon donated half his fee and the other costs were discounted as well, but it still
cost the wonderful rescue group that saved my life close to $2000.00! Would you please help ERU replenish their medical funds so other Eskies such as myself who would normally go to the room of no return can have a chance? My name is Shiloh and I thank you ERU for saving me and helping me find my forever home!
