Louise

Breed: Pit Bull Terrier Mix

Age: 5 Years Old

Sex: Female

Size: Medium

Shots Up To Date: Yes

Spayed/Neutered: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

OK With Kids: Yes

OK With Dogs: Yes

OK With Cats: Yes

About Louise

Personality: Affectionate, Couch, Dignified, Friendly, Gentle, Loves, Quiet

Louise, our 54 pound 5 year old pitty mix, is so nice. She makes "hearts for eyes" at everyone and will accept pets from anyone willing to give them to her. Her perfect attitude is remarkable considering how uncomfortable Louise was when we met her.

Found stray, we were asked to take Louise due to her terrible skin. After years of neglect and a chronic flea infestation, Louise was mostly bald. Her skin was infected, itchy and red. Despite this, Louise has been nothing but sweet and grateful. She has been with us for almost 4 months now. Although she will never have normal skin, she's so much better, and we've got a good plan going forward.

Louise is very friendly. She is perfectly crate and potty trained and is quiet when left alone. Great on a leash, Louise is a joy to walk. She is very easy going with all other creatures. Louise likes other dogs and seems to have no interest in cats. She is truly a mild-mannered, happy dog.

We have worked hard on Louise's skin. She's been to a dermatologist; we've done skin biopsies, cultures and medication trials. Louise has severe atopy, which is an environmental allergy. Some foods exacerbate this allergy, and Louise does better on a hypoallergenic diet. Like a lot of dogs with atopy, Louise needs to stay on a medication called Apoquel to control her symptoms. This is typically expensive. However, thanks to the @1510Foundation for covering Louise's medication in its entirety, the Apoquel is free to her adopter for life!

Louise will need an adopter that understands that allergies are manageable, but not curable. The hypoallergenic diet, consistent flea treatment, and Apoquel helps a ton, but Louise will forever periodically get infections. She'll need to be bathed more than other dogs and will have more trips to the vet than a dog without atopy. Louise is totally worth it.

Louise is heartworm negative and current on her flea and heartworm preventatives. We are not asking an adoption fee for Louise.

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