Autumn and Leo, brother and sister, are pitty's rescued from Detroit, Michigan by Pet Tales through
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Autumn and Leo are originally from Detroit, Michigan. They were born with congenital cerebellum degeneration. Because of this they have gradually worsening coordination which makes them unable to walk on their own. However, they don’t let that stop them from living their best life!
Rumor has it, Autumn and Leo were bred. Shortly after being born, the breeders noticed that these two pups could not walk. They were keeping them in their basement and were reportedly planning to “throw them out,” most likely because they couldn’t make any money off of disabled pups. A good Samaritan was able to save them and turn them over to the Detroit Pit Crew Rescue. From this point, they received excellent care and were fostered for a few months. In this time they saw a neurologist, worked with Physical Therapy and obtained wheelchairs. They were transferred to Pet Tales Rescue where they reside with their current foster parents.
Autumn and Leo were taken in by a young couple in Portage, Michigan. In the beginning, Autumn and Leo were going to physical therapy and doing home exercises to make them stronger, more coordinated, and as independent as possible. Autumn and Leo were both improving significantly. Leo was able to almost walk across his foster parents living room without assistance and Autumn wasn’t far behind. As time went on their foster parents noticed a drastic change in Leo. He seemed to have suddenly gotten weaker and unable to perform tasks he had been doing. At the same time, Autumn seemed to have gotten a little better and stronger. However, a short time later the foster parents noticed Autumn had started to decline as well.
Due to the drastic change in the pups, Leo was referred to a veterinary neurologist in Farmington Hills, Michigan. With the help of the community money was raised for further testing, including an MRI and lumbar puncture (evaluation of cerebral spinal fluid). Testing was completed and nothing was found. This means they excluded any “treatable” condition. They had a new diagnosis of cerebellar congenital degeneration.
