Stratford ACCT-A-242138 is an approximately 2-year-old male dog who came in as a stray on 1/30. Finder noted: "Friendly".
Medical:
On 1/30 exam Doctor noted: "Emaciated stray found just prior to presentation. Bright, alert, responsive.
Body Condition Score (BCS): 2/9
Muscle Condition Score (MCS): 1/3
Mild dental calculus, no apparent oral masses or foreign bodies. Ambulatory x4, no lameness. Diffuse cachexia, emaciated. Brief orthopedic exam performed. Small areas of alopecia and superficial abrasions on distal tail. Erythematous lesions noted over limbs.
Assessment
- Emaciated, cachectic
- Non-regenerative anemia
- Elevated ALT, GGT
Plan
Dx:
- CBC/Chem17/Lytes: Hct 35 (L), Retic 1.6 (L), Lymph 0.97 (L), Eos 0.02 (L), BUN 31 (H), TP 4.9 (L), ALT 539 (H), GGT 26 (H), Chol 94 (L)"
Videos:
Stratford and Emmi Meet!
https://youtu.be/zeCGiNQlmSQ
Behavior:
On 1/30 staff noted: "Sweet and calm, gave tail wags, came right up to me, sniffed me gently and allowed pets (but I did not handle him much due to him being quite dirty!)."
ACCT Philly is located at 111 West Hunting Park Ave in Philadelphia. We are open for adoptions 7 days a week. Please visit www.acctphilly.org/adopt for details.
If you are a rescue interested in pulling this animal, please email our lifesaving team, or visit here if you are not currently a rescue partner: https://acctphilly.org/acct-philly-love-local-partnership-program/
Confirmed placement is considered a confirmation of an actual rescue pull. Possible placement, interested parties, and other "TBD" statuses are not considered confirmed and do not indicate an animal is no longer urgent.
All animals at ACCT Philly are from Philadelphia, as the only open-intake animal shelter in Philadelphia, we are not able to accept animals from outside of Philadelphia. ACCT Philly's Pennsylvania kennel license number is 08313
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