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Miko Urgent: 11/17/11 |
Breed: Akita |
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Age/Sex:
8 yrs/Male |
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This is a plea to
find Miko, a deaf 8 yr
old Akita a new home. He is in
boarding with Dr. Robyn Della in Louisville,KY. Miko is in boarding at the veterinary clinic I work at. I
have been taking him with me on weekends, to adoption events etc (I do a lot of pit bull focused rescue). His owner
has never had to re-home a dog before and so is trusting
me to help her screen everything. She has given me permission to use my
contacts and my friend's contacts in the rescue/adoption world to try to find
him a suitable place. If he goes to a
home with another dog I think it would be best if they were low key versus
pestering him to play. He does okay with my crew as long as they are not in
his face too much (and they are a wild bunch at times). I have not cat tested
him and can do so but for now would recommend a home with no cats. "Miko is an 8 yr old deaf Akita
who is in dire need of a rescue or adopter to step up for him. He is the nicest Akita I have ever had the
pleasure of dealing with in veterinary medicine. Miko has been in
the same house since he was a puppy.
His owners have done an excellent job socializing him and training him. He was not born deaf, but rather lost his
hearing in 2010 due to an adverse drug reaction. He knows hand signals for sit, down, stay,
shake. I can tell you that this dog is
the most docile Akita! He allows me to
handle all parts of him, he helps me heft his body into the bath tub, and he
allows my boyfriend to wrestle him to the ground while playing. Miko is in need of a home without young children because
of his deafness. His current owner had
an incident in which her young son (just learning to walk) fell on Miko's head while Miko was
sleeping. Miko
was of course startled. He swung
around, scrambled to get up, and in the process the child was injured. Everyone who has known Miko
his whole life believes that he had no intention of hurting the boy. Given the fact that the owner was in the
room at the same time and just couldn't catch her son fast enough to prevent
the incident they have decided that the best thing to prevent any future
issues is to find Miko a new home to grow old in. Miko has been an only pet since puppyhood. At the time his owner brought him home she
had two cats. Miko
enjoyed chasing them as a young puppy so she eventually re-homed
them for their comfort and quality of life.
Rich and I have been bringing Miko home on
weekends for the past two months to give him a break from the kennel and we
have found Miko to be fairly dog tolerant. We take him out all over town to
restaurants, pet adoption events, and stores and have found that Miko only has issues with other dogs when they get right
up in his face. We have introduced him
to all of our dogs (6 altogether - ranging in size from a 16 yr old 10 lb shih tzu to a 1 yr old Staffie) and with appropriate introduction he has done
phenomenally well for a dog who has never really interacted with other
canines. Over the last few weekends we
have begun integrating him into free time with the calmer
of the group and he has done fine. Miko has two "major" health issues to note. 1. He is Hypothryoid
- this is relatively inexpensive to treat. 2. He has allergies - seasonally worse in the
Fall and spring. The owner has had him
to dermatologists and they currently have him on a treatment plan of Keflex
(she gets it free or on the $4 generic list here locally) and a VERY mild
dose of pred as needed. I have found that Stinging Nettle herbal
supplement helps as well. Other than that he
is in amazing shape for a dog his size and age. He still enjoys playing in the yard and
going for decently long walks. Miko deserves to live the remaining years of his life out
in peace and with love. He is a very
special boy. I have included
some photo's of Miko and
here is a link to a video we made of him: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=199004996836655 I'd really like to
get this guy out of a concrete block kennel as soon as possible. Robyn Della, DVM |
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Contact Info: 502-491-5800
(Breckenridge Animal Hospital) |
