About Gina

Meet Gina. She is 8 years old and weighs 6 lbs. Sadly, sweet Gina tested positive for heartworm disease. She is being fostered in Orlando, FL. UPDATED BIO 07/26/2018: Gina is one of 25 dogs pulled in April, 2018 by a sister rescue group from a horrendous hoarding/backyard breeding situation. She is one of the 10 dogs that UYR was able to bring into our group. Sadly, 4 of the 10 dogs tested positive for heartworm disease and Sweet Gina was one of them. Here's what Gina had to say recently: Hi again, Gina here. I have wonderful news to share - I've finished my heartworm treatment! Yeah for me! I'm not quite ready for adoption, though. For the next four weeks, I have to remain calm...no running, jumping or playing and no chasing lizards and squirrels. Darn! In 4 weeks I will be re-tested to make sure those nasty heartworms have been killed. After that, I will have a dental cleaning and have several mammary tumors removed. My foster mom says I should be ready to go to my furever home sometime in September. Since I have been with my foster mom, I have learned to do my business outside and to use a pee-pee-pad if I can't get outside. I'm doing really well, but sometimes I may have an accident. Oops! I'm trying really hard to get it right. I've figured out what kind of furever home would be best for me - here's my list so that anybody interested in sweet little me knows what I need: - A home with a mom/dad who is retired or works from home. In other words, a home with at least one stay-at-home parent. I don't like to be left alone for long periods of time. - I would really like to have a doggie companion, who is close to my age or size. It could be a fur-brother or a fur-sister. I would also like for them to be sweet and calm, just like me. - I would really love to have a fenced yard so I can run and chase squirrels and lizards. - NO CHILDREN. Adults only. No exceptions will be made. Note from Foster Mom and UYR: If you have been moved by Gina's story and her courage and resilience, please consider making a donation to UYR to cover vetting expenses and support our organization as we continue the long process of rehabilitating these precious little dogs. Heartworm Treatment is very expensive and will cost approximately $800-$1,000 per dog. Please consider a donation to help UYR continue to rescue and rehabilitate other dogs with heartworms.UPDATED BIO 07/01/2018 :Hi, Gina here with an update. If you have been following my journey, you know that earlier this month I needed emergency surgery. I was not cared for very well while in the hoarder's home, and I got a nasty infection of my uterus and had to have surgery to save my life. I'm happy to say I've healed very well. Because of the surgery, I had to wait until I was all better to begin my heartworm treatment. Two weeks ago I received the first of three injections to get rid of these nasty heartworms. My dogtor said I tolerated the injection quite well. I think she was surprised that I did so well - and so am I! Foster Mom says that I'm supposed to stay calm and not run around and jump while going through treatment. Hmph! Easier said than done. I feel so good after having my emergency surgery that it's very difficult for me to be calm - and quiet. I want to run, chase lizards and squirrels and play, but my Foster Mom has to remind me that I can't do these fun things until after the treatment is completed. All right.... I'll stay calm, but it's so hard to do. Just wait until I'm all better. You better watch out lizards and friends of lizards, I'm coming for you! My last two injections will be done in about a month. Then a month after that, I'll be re-tested to see if those bad, bad heartworms are all gone. If all goes according to plan, I may be ready for my furever home in September. Keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer that things will continue to go well. Gina out. UPDATED BIO 04/22/2018: Here's what Gina had to say recently: Hi again, it's Gina. I'm settling into my new home with my foster mom and two fur-sisters. A very nice lady came to my foster mom's house UPDATED BIO 06/03/2018: Gina is one of 26 dogs pulled recently by a sister rescue group from a horrendous hoarding/backyard breeding situation. She is one of the 10 dogs that UYR was able to bring into our group. Here's what Gina had to say recently: Hi all, Gina here again. Boy-oh-Boy, did I ever have a really bad week. I had to have emergency surgery this past Friday morning. The dogtor said I had something called Pyometra, and that it was bad. All I know is that I felt really really terrible. See, I had lots of beautiful babies in my former breeding situation, and that's why this happened to me. I later found out that Pyometra means my uterus was full of pus and I could have died. I am a smart girlie so I googled Pyometra and here's what it is: 'Pyometra is defined as an infection in the uterus. Pyometra is considered a serious and life-threatening condition that must be treat

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