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Vets believe I was hit by a car in Mexico. I now live in Washington state. I can wobbly walk if not too excited, but use my Hot Wheels when out and about.

I'm Hot Wheels Holly and I live in Ferndale, Washington with my siblings Mia and Seymour. My dad thinks I am a mix between an American Bulldog, Boxer, and Staffordshire Terrier. I have another breed also mixed in, since I have a patch of longer black hairs. I was found dragging myself on the ground in Mexico, paralyzed with wounds on my rear end. Vets believe I was hit by a car, but I'm not tellin

g. A local rescue group took me in and helped get me healthy. Then Northwest Boxer Rescue (in the U.S.) took me in to help find my forever home. I found my forever home pretty quickly! My foster home since June 2014 became me forever home. I was adopted on December 21, 2014.

31/05/2023

What a nice surprise. Holly's dermatologist at Animal Skin and Allergy Clinic in Lynnwood, WA made a contribution in Holly's name to the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. Never had a veterinarian do anything like this before.

27/05/2023

Holly’s dad here again.

My journey with extra special needs dogs started back in 2004 with Bodhi (on the left). He had hydranencephaly, was mentally disabled, and blind. After Bodhi died in 2014, Holly came into my life a month later. Many of you know about her physical disabilities. Now that she's no longer here, it's time to open my home to another dog in need of extra special care.

📍 If you're aware of a dog with extra special needs located in Washington state or one that can be transported here, drop me a message or reply to this post!

🐾 Currently, I have two male dogs—a 75-pound boxer mix and a blind 22-pound French bulldog. Any new addition should be compatible with the safety of my blind boy, Winston (aka Pooh Bear).

Please share this post with rescue groups to help me find that dog who needs special care in a safe and secure environment.

25/04/2023

Holly’s dad here. Holly was rushed to the emergency clinic this morning thinking she had a very bad upset stomach or an upset GI tract. Through tests it was discovered that her bladder had ruptured. The vet said she had little to no chance of surviving surgery and in the unlikely event that she did survive surgery and recovery, her quality of life would not be the same. She went downhill quickly while at the clinic and the humane decision was made. Holly died shortly before noon.

She is leaving behind a huge void. The last 9 years with her have been an amazing adventure and I would do it all over again. She was a spunky, outgoing little girl. She brought humor and laughter to the house every day. She never let her paralysis slow her down. She loved playing fetch, she worked very hard at being the center of attention, and she protected the house when the evil UPS guy showed up. She also had an uncanny ability of communicating her needs just by staring. Whether she needed to drink water, roll over, or have her chin scratched, she was able to let me know exactly what she needed. Her unique personality will live on in memories for a very long time.

Thank you to everyone at Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Bellingham, especially the internal medicine specialist she had been seeing since January, Dr. Claire Johnston. Holly had assembled a team of doctors in the past few weeks (new primary care, internal medicine, and dermatologist) to help her recover from all the side effects of the medications needed to deal with ITP she had suffered with since 2021. She only recently was cleared of any bleeding problems and was well on her way to living her typical quality of life.

R.I.P. my sweet baby girl. I will miss you more than words could ever say.

21/12/2022

It's my birthday/adoptiversary today! I turned 10 years old. Dad gave me this new donut bed for my birthday that has swallowed me whole. It's so comfortable I think I will never leave it, except for food.

01/07/2022

I'm recovering today from having a really scary tumor removed from my chest yesterday. I was at the vet 4 times during June - 2 times to get tumors removed and 2 times to deal with me eating strange objects.

17/06/2022

I'm not feeling too well today. My dad had to rush me to the vet this morning after I ate the bandage that was on my paw. The doctor took x-rays and then induced vomiting. Some of the bandage came up but the rest already went into my small intestine. Everyone's hoping it will pass through without another trip to the vet.

15/06/2022

Finally home this evening after having some lumps and bumps removed, including a huge one on my paw. Now I get to relax and be pampered.

19/05/2022

Hey everyone! It’s been a while.

I have been having some health issues since last May. Apparently I was bitten by a tick a year ago, which has led to bleeding problems (low platelets). I just started another round of antibiotics to hopefully get rid of the bacteria possibly causing the problems. I don’t heal very easily since I am on prednisone so it’s turned out to be difficult to resolve the bleeding.

Also, the vet is going to remove several new growths on my skin in the near future. One of the tumors is actively growing and scary looking. It'll be tested for cancer.

My dad is taking good care of me and snuggling with me regularly.

Keeping a positive attitude and enjoying all the extra attention I get.

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