Arrowhead Animal Rescue

12/11/2024

12/11/2024

We often get asked about how to safely transport a pet to the animal ER, especially when facing different types of emergencies. Here is a quick guide of helpful tips and makeshift hacks to help prepare pet owners in advance. Remember, if your pet is experiencing an emergency, always call us ahead so we can prepare for your pet’s arrival and provide more tips on how to aid or transport your pet, depending on your pet’s specific condition.

More tips here: https://aercmn.com/tips-for-transporting-pets-to-the-animal-emergency-hospital

11/11/2024

🐾 Traveling with your pet for Thanksgiving? Start preparing now! ✈️🧳🐱🐶 Check out our graphic for helpful tips, and head to our blog for more details: https://aercmn.com/traveling-with-pets-for-the-holidays/

11/11/2024

Remember the last one .. that's the important one.

10/11/2024

‼️‼️STRAW IS FOR STRAYS‼️‼️

08/11/2024

Do what you are able. The smallest act of kindness can make a huge difference.💜

05/11/2024

We received a call from a local woman who has no electricity thus no heat. She is waiting to move into an apartment but can have only 2 pets of her 4. She has asked us to rehome or even foster a 4 yo blue parakeet and a senior, male, black bunny. These pets are cold and need somewhere warm immediately. If you can help or know someone who can, please, message us here on fb.
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!!!! Sorry, we don't have photos.

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04/11/2024

04/11/2024

*** GONE—FLASH was said to be declining and has been euthanized at the shelter. ***

TO BE EUTHANIZED IN NYC ** FLASH must exit the ACC by end of day on Monday, November 4 and go to an outside veterinarian **

** A $500 stipend will be offered to the New Hope partner that pulls
Flash 212736. **

Date of Intake: 30-Oct-2024

FLASH is a very handsome boy who was surrendered due to his history of seizures. He had a seizure at the ACC last night, 2-Nov-2024, and needs to exit the ACC and go to an outside veterinarian by end of day on 4-Nov-2024 as the shelter reports they can’t manage seizure-like activity. FLASH previously lived in harmony with adults, children and a cat. His previous owner reports him to be outgoing and playful with all humans and animals. Flash is said to be fully house trained, and enjoys reclining on the couch to watch tv. Please message our page to ask about this very good boy now!

FLASH 212736, 2 years and 9 months old, 50 lbs
Queens ACC, large mixed breed, tan/black
Owner surrender reason: date of intake: 30-Oct-2024, seizures
Behavior Assessment Rating: Level 2
Medical Behavior: slightly tense, pulls away from some handling, but tolerates exam

INTAKE NOTES—Date of Intake: 30-Oct-2024

During intake, FLASH allowed all handling

OWNER SURRENDER NOTES—BASIC INFORMATION

FLASH is a large mixed breed dog who was surrendered after living with 2 adults, 2 children and 1 cat. He is friendly, outgoing and playful with everyone from strangers to children to dogs to cats. Flash loves to play and to lay on the couch to watch tv. He isn’t bothered by much and is fully house trained. Flash has epilepsy.

BEHAVIOR NOTES:

Date of intake: 30-Oct-2024
Means of surrender (length of time in previous home): Owner surrender
Previously lived with:
2 Adults, 2 Children, 1 Cat
Behavior toward strangers:
friendly, outgoing and playful.
Behavior toward children:
friendly, outgoing and playful.
Behavior toward dogs:
friendly, outgoing and playful.
Behavior toward cats:
friendly, outgoing and playful.
Resource guarding:
No known reports of resource guarding.
Bite history:
No known bite history.
Housetrained:
Yes
Energy level/descriptors:
Flash is reported to have a low energy level.
Other Notes:
Unbothered by being held, disturbed, moved away from furniture or collar grabbed. Wiggle away when paw touched.

SHELTER ASSESSMENT SUMMARIES: Date of assessment: 1-Nov-2024

Summary:
*** Wasn't able to complete some parts of the handling assessment due to his medical concerns.***

Leash Walking
Strength and pulling: loose
Reactivity to humans: Ignores
Reactivity to dogs: Ignores
Leash walking comments:

Sociability
Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Social- seeks attention,
Call over: Readily approaches- lays head on handler lap, soft body, leans in for touch
Sociability comments: panting, wobbling at first, drooling, possibly due to medical

Handling
Soft handling: Allows- flinches when necks is touched/pressure is applied
Exuberant handling: Allowed handling- leans in, soft body
Handling comments:

Arousal
Jog: Did not conduct
Arousal comments:

Knock: Ignores
Knock Comments:

Toy: Sniffs
Toy comments:

PLAYGROUP SUMMARIES—DOG TO DOG:

ENRICHMENT NOTES:

INTAKE BEHAVIOR:
Date of intake: 30-Oct-2024
Summary: allowed all handling.

MEDICAL BEHAVIOR:
Date of initial: 30-Oct-2024
Summary: slightly tense, pulls away from some handling, but tolerates exam

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION: Level 2

Potential challenges:
Handling/touch sensitivity
Anxiety

Potential challenges comments:
Handling/touch sensitivity/Anxiety- Flash has shown to flinch when touched around his head and become uncomfortable with the drag leash, displaying panting behavior.

MEDICAL EXAM NOTES:

3-Nov-2024 Progress Exam
Medical Notes: 8:17 AM

S/O
-p was noted to have seizure like activity around 7:30pm last night
-Per LVT exam, p appears to be post ictal when approached
-This AM, QAR, appears to be lucid, D+, no c/s/v
EENT: no OU/n dc, mm pm

03/11/2024

This week is National Animal Shelter & Rescue Appreciation Week! At AERC, we are proud to work closely with many local shelters & rescues to help the pets in their care. Thank you to all of the workers, volunteers, & fosters who work hard to improve the lives of so many pets. In our graphic, we have a few suggestions on how to you can thank your local shelter/rescue this week!

02/11/2024

With winter approaching, the abandoned outdoor cats need help surviving winter's chill.