Animal Profile
Alice
Hello, my name is Alice. My animal id is #242938. I am a female bronze dog at the Queens Animal Care Center. The shelter thinks I am about 5 years 1 weeks old.
I came into the shelter as a aco - impound on 12/3/2025.
Alice is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. Alice is a sweet 5 year old dog with severe skin disease. She initially improved on an antibiotic and steroid, but when attempting to taper the steroid, her skin flared back up. She needs a clean and quiet place where her skin can heal and treatment can be tailored closely by a veterinarian. She ideally would have medicated baths and topical treatment as well. Behaviorally, Alice is very tolerant of all handling and easy to examine.
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This pet needs emergency placement. Please click here to go to our emergency placement page for more information. Alice is on the at-risk list for medical reasons. Alice is a sweet 5 year old dog with severe skin disease. She initially improved on an antibiotic and steroid, but when attempting to taper the steroid, her skin flared back up. She needs a clean and quiet place where her skin can heal and treatment can be tailored closely by a veterinarian. She ideally would have medicated baths and topical treatment as well. Behaviorally, Alice is very tolerant of all handling and easy to examine. What my friends at ACC say about me: My history is a mystery and my friends here do not know much about me yet! I have medical needs that staff will address with you when you meet me. I love getting pets and - you guessed it - snuggles!
My medical notes are...
Weight: 66.8 lbs
12/3/2025
DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: 3-6 years Microchip noted on Intake? scanned neg History: ACO Subjective: bar Observed Behavior -sweet, treat motivated, amenable to tasks and handling Is there evidence of Cruelty? no Is there evidence of Neglect? no Is there evidence of Trauma? no Objective BCS 4/9 EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted Oral Exam: dentition consistent with estimated age PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupnic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: intact female MSI: Ambulatory x 4, severe pododermatitis and interdigital cysts, Pyodermatitis and alopecia with excoriations worse on ventral neck CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Rectal: grossly normal Assessment Dermatitis severe Prognosis: fair-good Plan: DVM intake and tasks awaiting sort Continue Cephalexin 500 mg po bid x 3 weeks Dex-SP 0.3 mls IM Douxo mousse- too sensitive, consider in a few days SURGERY: Temporary waiver due to infections
12/3/2025
Your newly adopted pet has skin allergies and the staff veterinarians are issuing a TEMPORARY waiver from the spay/neuter requirements of the City of NY. Follow up care at your regular veterinarian is recommended to ensure continued treatment through to the resolution of the issue. At the time of a full recovery you may choose to have your veterinarian perform the spay/neuter surgery, or make provisions to return the pet to ACC for sterilization.
12/4/2025
Recheck skin, on cephalexin S/O: BAR, very sweet, allows all handling, eating well, no c/s/v/d noted EENT: No ocular or nasal discharge LUNGS: Eupneic MSI: Severe, diffuse moist erythema with excoriations and lichenification starting at chin and extending along entire ventral neck towards chest; interdigital erythema and cysts also notable A: Severe dermatitis/pyoderma at ventral neck Interdigital cysts, pododermatitis -Rule out allergy (atopy +/- fleas +/- food) vs mites vs trauma vs other P: CBC/CHEM/T4 to Idexx Continue cephalexin, consider adding rimadyl if bw looks okay
12/5/2025
CBC: anemia (24.9) leukocytosis (20.2) with neutrophilia (12), lymphocytosis (4.56), monocytosis (1.98) CHEM: H TP (8.7) with H globulins (6.8) hypoalbuminemia (1.9) A. Anemia r/o losses vs chronic dz, vs open H WBC r/o second to infection H globulins r/o second to inflam L albumin r/o loss (wounds) P. See progress exam
12/5/2025
recheck, noted to be scratching at the lesions to the neck area, trying to chew at paws S/O BAR, A+A, no c/s/v/d appreciated or noted, food bowls empty, actively scratching at the ventral neck and chewing at paws EENT: no ocular or nasal dc, AU cl HL: eupneic MSI: severe pyoderma to the ventral neck region, excoriations and scabbing, thin serosanginous dc esp in the axillary regions, extends from ventral chin to the start of the chest regions, moderate interdigital inflam with cysts to all 4 paws A. Severe deep pyoderma Severe pododermatitis Pruritic P. P on non-therapeutic dose of cephalexin, changing to cefpo 10m/kg PO SID x 14 days Start steroid taper 1mg/kg PO BID x 3 days, then 0.5mg/kg PO SID x 3 days, then 0.5mg/kg PO SID EOD for 3 days tried to cleaned areas with moist gauze nexgard plus oral (r/o demodex) Attempted to put 1-shirt over the area (region that e-collar would touch is most affected and likely to irritate p more) but p was able to pull it off twice. Gaba 20mg/kg PO BID x 7 days for comfort and to reduce urge to scratch recheck in 2 days seek placement asap- p has severe deep pyoderma and suspected underlying allergy. Will need ongoing care to ensure that condition properly resolves and doesn't reoccur.
12/7/2025
recheck exam, started on steroid taper, cefpo and, gaba 2 days ago S/O BAR, A+A, no c/s/v/d appreciated, excellent appetite, noted by staff to appear more comfortable, no scratching, sleeping more EENT: no ocular or nasal dc HL: eupneic MSI: amb x 4, moderate erthyema and lichenification on the ventral neck region, alopecic with diffuse pin point scabbing, only 1 small area in the ventral neck with slight serosangious dc, rest of the area appears dry A. Pyoderma - greatly improved, less inflamed, less dc P. Con't with current treatments and recheck in 2 days Changed into different t-shirt to avoid scratching
12/9/2025
Recheck severe skin, on pred taper - BAR, eating well, no c/s/v/d noted, eupneic; skin much quieter than last exam, erythema improving. PLAN: Continue current treatment plan and recheck before meds end
12/13/2025
Recheck skin, pruritis more notable today then previous; on tapering dose of pred - currently 15 mg EOD dosing S/O: BAR, active and eating well, no c/s/v/d noted EENT: No ocular or nasal discharge LUNGS: Eupneic MSI: Skin worse than previous exam - muzzle and ventral neck erythema worsened, significant lichenification and chronic changes to skin on muzzle/neck, ventrum A: Chronic dermatitis, pyoderma - ro allergy vs demodex vs other Anemia P: Increase pred dose back to 15 mg PO SID (~0.5 mg/kg/day) Monitor closely for improvement, if none noted then return to 1 mg/kg/day pred dosing Continue cefpodoxime SID Seek placement outside shelter for continued and long-term management of skin disease and suspected underlying allergy
Details on my behavior are...
Behavior Condition: 1. Green
Date of intake:: 12/3/2025
Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray(Unknown History)
Date of assessment:: 12/6/2025
Summary:: Alice is currently unable to undergo a handling assessment due to her ongoing medical concerns. She was surrendered as a stray, so her past behavior in a home setting is unknown. In the Care Centers, Alice wags her tail when someone visits her. She is easy to handle the medical team is able to dress her up in an array of sweaters, of which she is a willing participant. Her body language is loose and her skin has shown a lot of improvement with steroids. On our walks, she prefers a slower pace and is highly focused on sniffing and exploring. Her determination is reflected in the limited behavioral information we've gathered and observed. However, it’s unclear whether her behavior will remain consistent or if new behaviors may emerge once she is fully medically cleared. Positive reinforcement should be used when working with Alice.
Summary (7):: 12/13/25: Alice is a remarkably quiet dog. She has relatively low energy, beyond a couple zoomies outside and when not staring at the ongoings of medical, she is usually happily snuggled into a round bed. 12/9/25: Alice is a super sweet dog that always wags her tail when someone visits her. She is easy to handle and has not shown any reactivity to other dogs. The medical team is able to dress her up in an array of sweaters, of which she is a willing participant. Her body language is loose and her skin has shown a lot of improvement with steroids. On our walks, she prefers a slower pace and is highly focused on sniffing and exploring the world. 12/4/25: Alice was sleeping in kennel and woke up when handler approached. She had a wagging tail and was leashed easily. She walked outside at moderate pace sniffing and exploring her surroundings. She accepted pets from staff, not seeming painful despite her skin wounds. She returned to kennel easily.
Date of intake:: 12/3/2025
Summary:: Upon arrival no aggression handling.
Date of initial:: 12/3/2025
Summary:: -sweet, treat motivated, amenable to tasks and handling
BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 1