AbelBiography
Status: Available Name: Abel Sex: Male Breed: Chinese Crested Type: Hairless Age: Approx 8 years Medical: Cardiomyopathy and pulmonary edema Human Requirements: Continue to care for Abel's medical issues and provide a loving and very stress free environment Location: Bradenton, FL Adoption Fee: $200.00 Adoption Info Submit Application We receive many applications for our available dogs and we appreciate your interest. Please understand that we aim to place our dogs in a forever home that is most appropriate for their needs and personality. GENERAL MONTHLY DONATION
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Meet, Abel!
Abel is a handsome hairless and approximately 8.5 years old. Abel came into the rescue unhealthy and not doing well, but after some vet visits and getting on some medications, he’s feeling much better. He gets along with humans, kids, dogs and cats.
Abel was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and pulmonary edema. He currently takes three medications, twice a day. One is a chewable, and the other two he happily gobbles up when they are tucked into a raspberry. Abel loves his morning and evening raspberry treat, and if you are a little delayed in giving it to him, he’ll follow you around and spin the occasional circle to remind you that you are forgetting something.
It has been four months since Abel came into the rescue and has been in a foster home. He had a recent vet checkup (1/31/15) to get a new chest x-ray and to get his shots since he was finally healthy enough. The vet said he still has fluid in his lungs that he hoped would be reduced by now, but his heart is holding well. He left his medication dosages as they are, and said he would like to see Abel again in six months. Due to his condition, the six month checkups are likely to continue indefinitely.
Abel comes across as quiet until he feels comfortable enough to show you how goofy and lovable he is. Abel likes to start his day by getting morning snuggles and kisses, then he goes out to go potty. Abel is housetrained, and if he needs to go he will dance around at the door and spin his customary circles. Sometimes I have mistaken this for him just thinking he’s extra cute at the moment, and he eventually had to pee pee in his belly band. Now that I’ve learned his cues, he very rarely has an accident. One of his medications is a diuretic, so there is the rare occasion he just can’t hold it.
After Abel’s morning potty, he enjoys sitting with his humans and doggy friends for morning coffee by the pool (he loves the Florida weather), or if his foster mom is too cold then he is happy to snuggle on the couch. Abel is always ready to do whatever his foster mommy wants, and he enjoys following her around to make sure she doesn’t sneak out of a mystical, magical door in the bathroom or bedroom. If he is closed out of the room, he reminds her that he was forgotten by giving a “Yip!”
Speaking of the “Don’t forget me YIP,” Abel doesn’t bark very much. He is living with four other dogs who bark like rabid coyotes when the doorbell rings, but Abel just watches. Sometimes Abel talks to his foster mommy and does a funny little begging dance, and sometimes Abel just wants to cuddle and make sure his mommy can’t get off the couch to refill her coffee. Abel was terrified of car rides when he came into the rescue, but after working with him he now loves going on new adventures so long as his head hair is stroked and he’s told he’s handsome while riding on a lap.
Life can’t get too exciting for Abel, nor can he go out for long walks, nor can he run a lot, and nor can he be in the heat for too long. These things cause him trouble with breathing, and it takes him a little bit of time and comforting to resume breathing normally. This doesn’t mean he isn’t an amazing dog, it just means he would like to be in a slow-going family that isn’t expecting the vibrancy and non-stop action of a puppy. And so long as he’s with his human, he’s happy to end his days sleeping under the covers in bed or sleeping in his doggie bed on the floor with a cozy blanket. Life is good for Abel.
If you have additional questions please email us.
Abel is a handsome hairless and approximately 8.5 years old. Abel came into the rescue unhealthy and not doing well, but after some vet visits and getting on some medications, he’s feeling much better. He gets along with humans, kids, dogs and cats.
Abel was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and pulmonary edema. He currently takes three medications, twice a day. One is a chewable, and the other two he happily gobbles up when they are tucked into a raspberry. Abel loves his morning and evening raspberry treat, and if you are a little delayed in giving it to him, he’ll follow you around and spin the occasional circle to remind you that you are forgetting something.
It has been four months since Abel came into the rescue and has been in a foster home. He had a recent vet checkup (1/31/15) to get a new chest x-ray and to get his shots since he was finally healthy enough. The vet said he still has fluid in his lungs that he hoped would be reduced by now, but his heart is holding well. He left his medication dosages as they are, and said he would like to see Abel again in six months. Due to his condition, the six month checkups are likely to continue indefinitely.
Abel comes across as quiet until he feels comfortable enough to show you how goofy and lovable he is. Abel likes to start his day by getting morning snuggles and kisses, then he goes out to go potty. Abel is housetrained, and if he needs to go he will dance around at the door and spin his customary circles. Sometimes I have mistaken this for him just thinking he’s extra cute at the moment, and he eventually had to pee pee in his belly band. Now that I’ve learned his cues, he very rarely has an accident. One of his medications is a diuretic, so there is the rare occasion he just can’t hold it.
After Abel’s morning potty, he enjoys sitting with his humans and doggy friends for morning coffee by the pool (he loves the Florida weather), or if his foster mom is too cold then he is happy to snuggle on the couch. Abel is always ready to do whatever his foster mommy wants, and he enjoys following her around to make sure she doesn’t sneak out of a mystical, magical door in the bathroom or bedroom. If he is closed out of the room, he reminds her that he was forgotten by giving a “Yip!”
Speaking of the “Don’t forget me YIP,” Abel doesn’t bark very much. He is living with four other dogs who bark like rabid coyotes when the doorbell rings, but Abel just watches. Sometimes Abel talks to his foster mommy and does a funny little begging dance, and sometimes Abel just wants to cuddle and make sure his mommy can’t get off the couch to refill her coffee. Abel was terrified of car rides when he came into the rescue, but after working with him he now loves going on new adventures so long as his head hair is stroked and he’s told he’s handsome while riding on a lap.
Life can’t get too exciting for Abel, nor can he go out for long walks, nor can he run a lot, and nor can he be in the heat for too long. These things cause him trouble with breathing, and it takes him a little bit of time and comforting to resume breathing normally. This doesn’t mean he isn’t an amazing dog, it just means he would like to be in a slow-going family that isn’t expecting the vibrancy and non-stop action of a puppy. And so long as he’s with his human, he’s happy to end his days sleeping under the covers in bed or sleeping in his doggie bed on the floor with a cozy blanket. Life is good for Abel.
If you have additional questions please email us.