Caroline

We picked Carolina up from a Tucson shelter in early April of 2023. The shelter believed Caroline was about six years old, she had been used for breeding, and came to the shelter with a running nose and swelling on her left hind foot. She had severe bridging spondylosis throughout thoracic and lumbar spine. She was severely underweight – at just 80 pounds and gave her body score of 3/9.

Caroline was diagnosed with a 5/6 heart murmur, she was heartworm positive, had valley fever, needed dental and at least four teeth extracted. She also had a distended stomach, bleeds when she sneezes and stiff moving.

Update June 28, 2023

Over the last week, with the help of her foster sister, Caroline has been practicing getting in and out of the car using a ramp.

By August Caroline finished her series of three heartworm treatments. Her weight was up to 94 pounds, the vet was very impressed with her current physical condition.

All of our rescues are spayed/neutered, up to date on shots and micro chipped before being placed. Completed application, vet reference and a home check required. We do NOT ship or fly rescues as it’s too stressful on them. For additional information please email us  info@ddbrescue.org
Dogue de Bordeaux Rescue is a foster based, all volunteer, 501(c)3 non-profit charity dedicated to rescuing neglected and abandoned Dogue de Bordeaux, rehabilitating and re-homing them into loving forever homes in the continental United States.