Animal Profile


Rosie

Hello, my name is Rosie. My animal id is #231521. I am a desexed female brown dog at the Staten Island Animal Care Center. The shelter thinks I am about 1 years 3 weeks old.

I came into the shelter as a stray on 7/8/2025.

Rosie is at risk for behavior reasons. When Rosie entered the shelter, she was not feeling well with a foreign body. She was seeking comfort from staff. With some time to recover she has been highly anxious in care, she has begun to leash-bite when being removed from kennel. On walks, she pulls very hard on leash and whining to return to the building. She has a low quality of life in care with limited opportunity for enrichment due to ingestion of materials. Medically, has recovered well physically from her surgery in early July and is healthy.

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This pet needs emergency placement. Please click here to go to our emergency placement page for more information. Rosie is at risk for behavior reasons. When Rosie entered the shelter, she was not feeling well with a foreign body. She was seeking comfort from staff. With some time to recover she has been highly anxious in care, she has begun to leash-bite when being removed from kennel. On walks, she pulls very hard on leash and whining to return to the building. She has a low quality of life in care with limited opportunity for enrichment due to ingestion of materials. Medically, has recovered well physically from her surgery in early July and is healthy. Meet Rosie! Rosie is a beautiful young pup, just over a year old, with a sweet spirit and a big heart. She came to the shelter in need of urgent medical care after ingesting a foreign object and required surgery to recover. Thankfully, she's healing well and showing signs of resilience every day. When Rosie first arrived, she sought attention and comfort from staff, leaning on them as she adjusted to her new surroundings. However, the stress of shelter life has started to wear on her, and she's having a harder time coping with the busy environment as time goes on. Rosie is looking for a calm, experienced adopter who can offer her the stability and understanding she needs to thrive. She'll do best in a quiet home with patient people who can continue to build her confidence and help her feel secure. If you're ready to give Rosie the second chance she deserves, she's more than ready to return that love tenfold.

My medical notes are...

Weight: 41.5 lbs

7/9/2025

[DVM Intake] DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: 1 year Microchip noted on Intake? scan negative History: stray; vomiting and not eating Subjective: Observed Behavior - relaxed body, allowed all handling Is there evidence of Cruelty? no Is there evidence of Neglect? no Is there evidence of Trauma? no Objective BCS 3/9 EENT: Eyes clear, As- clean, AD- erythema, thickening, and debris, no nasal or ocular discharge noted Oral Exam: clean adult teeth, mm's pink and tacky PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic ABD: Painful on palpation of abdomen U/G: Female MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, decreased skin turgor CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Assessment vomiting, not eating, dehydrated- R/O GI FB vs infectious vs other Prognosis: fair Plan: CBC/chemistry Abdominal ultrasound showed dilated loops of intestines Recommend GI explore

7/9/2025

CBC: neutrophilia and monocytosis Chemistry: mild hyperglycemia (188) mildly increased BUN (55), crea wnl- R/O dehydration vs GI bleed vs other hyponatremia (122), hypochloremia (81)- R/O GI FB vs other mild hyperglobulinemia (5.8)

7/9/2025

Performed a GI explore Found a foreign body (corn cob) in the jejunum; elected to do a resection and anastomosis on approx 2-3 inches of intestine containing the FB as it had black discoloration; used 4-0 monocryl in simple interrupted and continuous sutures to close the intestines and mesentery; flushed the abdomen and wrapped the R and A site in omentum Performed an ovariohysterctomy using 2-0 PDS to ligate the ovarian pedicles and uterine body Closed the abdominal wall with 2-0 PDS. Closed the subcutaneous and intradermal layers with 2-0 PDS. Methadone 10mg/ml 0.47 mls given IV at 2:50 PM 414 mg Unasyn given IV at 4:30 PM

7/11/2025

Subjective: recheck exam; transferred back form emergency hospital after receiving supportive care post surgery Objective BCS 3/9 EENT: Eyes clear, ears clean, no nasal or ocular discharge noted Oral Exam: mm's pink, moist PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupneic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: Female spayed MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, incision site- intact, no swelling or discharge CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Assessment 2 days post op GI FB surgery underweight Plan: feed EN canned food 3 times daily monitor appetite and weight start gabapentin 300 mg PO BID x 5 days

7/12/2025

Informed by staff that Rosie had vomited up a tube. Inspected tube in kennel, is a portion of NG tube. Rosie is eating, drinking, BAR. Discussed with LVT 1610, and as per discussion administered 60 mg oral maropitant. Advised staff to continue feeding and water and to alert VS if Rosie vomits again or has diarrhea. Rosie will be reexamined tomorrow by LVT on duty.

7/13/2025

Recheck for vomiting BAR Good appetite Urine + Stool + (soft, darker color) No vomiting noted will CTM

7/14/2025

Vomit seen in kennel Poor appetite BAR Stool + (soft, dark colored) Incision is slightly raised, but otherwise healing As per Dr. T send to VEG for diagnostics/care Bloodwork repeated

7/16/2025

Recheck after returning from emergency hospital yesterday BAR eating well, no vomiting had soft stool today Plan: continue to monitor

7/22/2025

Signs FAS, reactivity reported. Start Clonidine 0.15mg BID

7/29/2025

Behavior team reports signs deterioration, Clonidine increased to 0.3 mg BID

Details on my behavior are...

Behavior Condition: 1. Green

Date of intake:: 7/8/2025

Spay/Neuter status:: Yes

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray (no known history)

Date of assessment:: 7/13/2025

Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Moderate – dog pulls on and off; to get to scent; out the building etc Reactivity to humans: None – ignores Reactivity to dogs: Inconclusive – did not pass dogs on walk Leash walking comments: Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Highly social – stays near handler for whole time; solicits attention Call over: Approaches readily Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Seeks contact – leans in, rolls over, jumps up, licks muzzle Exuberant handling: Seeks contact – leans in, rolls over, jumps up, licks muzzle Comments: Arousal Jog: Engages in play with handler, escalates Arousal comments: Knock: Approaches (loose) Knock Comments: Toy: Grips, firm Toy comments: Body Blocks toy, but keeps a soft body and does not escalate.

Summary:: 7.13.25 Rosie met a Male unaltered dog through a gate. Rosie approached with a soft body and wagging tail and greeted the other dog. Rosie tried to follow the other dog as they were walked away.

Summary (6):: 7.29 Rosie is at the front of her kennel when approached. When attempting to leash her, Rosie jumped up and went for the staff member's hand. She did make teeth to skin contact but did not actually get her hand around the staff member's hand or apply any pressure. Rosie is distracted with a treat and taken for a walk. During the walk, Rosie had a neutral body and pulled a moderate amount. Rosie pulled harder when returning to the shelter. Rosie allowed handling and for staff to pet her. Rosie is easily returned to her kennel. 7/24: Rosie is jumping up at the kennel front as staff attempts to secure her. She is leashed with the slip lead around her shoulder. In the hall, she is pulling hard, erratically both forward and backward. Another staff member comes with a second slip lead to have her secured properly before being brought on a walk. She is tolerant of a rope harness being fastened, but continues to pull hard, maintaining pressure most of the way up the block. She briefly slows, then begins to whine and pull back to shelter. She army crawls all the way back, allows the harness to be unfastened and returns to kennel without issue.

Summary (7):: 7/23: Rosie is jumping up and down, barking at the kennel front. When staff braces the door with her foot, Rosie uses her paws grabbing onto their shoe. A treat is used to leash her, and she is kept on a short leash exiting the room. She pulls to the door and paws to get outside. In the yard, she army crawls, searching the floor. She is lured up onto the klimb for a photo, then brought on a walk. She maintains tension on the leash throughout the walk. She allows to be clipped and returns without issue. 07.19 Rosie is standing at kennel front, barking and wagging her tail. She is leashed and brought out to the yard, pulling hard on the way. She is kept on leash and she explores her surroundings, sniffing. Rosie maintains a loose posture as she accepts pets. When another staff member walks by, she follows their movements. When it is time to return, Rosie goes directly into her kennel. 07.09 Rosie was standing at the front of her kennel with a neutral body, ears back and low tail. She is easily leashed and led out for a walk. Rosie trots next to handler with a loose leash around the building and is then brought to the yard. Handler sits on bench, and Rosie has her back towards them with a low tail. Handler stands and she walks back and forth around the yard. Rosie is easily returned to kennel.

Date of intake:: 7/8/2025

Date of initial:: 7/9/2025

Summary:: relaxed body, allowed all handling

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Rosie so we cannot be certain of her behavior in a home environment. However, she is a young, enthusiastic, social dog who will need daily mental and physical activity to keep her engaged and exercised. We recommend long-lasting chews, food puzzles, and hide-and-seek games, in additional to physical exercise, to positively direct her energy and enthusiasm.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 4

Recommendations:: No children (under 13)

Recommendations comments:: NO CHILDREN (UNDER 13) We feel that due to her poor manners and potential for arousal, along with the extra monitoring she may need to prevent another foreign body, that Rosie would do best in an adult only home at this time.

Potential challenges: : Basic manners/poor impulse control,Anxiety,Low threshold for arousal,Other

Potential challenges comments:: BASIC MANNERS/POOR IMPULSE CONTROL It is recommended that default behaviors such as "Leave it", "Sit/Stay", "Down" are reinforced to substitute any frustration and teach her to control her impulses instead of simply reacting; proper management is also advised. Force-free, reward based training only is recommended. Please see handout on basic manners/poor impulse control. ANXIETY Rosie appears anxious at the care center, whining during her assessment. We have no history on her behavior in a home environment, so we do not know if this will occur outside of the care center. If it does appear in a future home, we recommend puzzle toys, long walks, and giving her other things to focus on to alleviate her anxiety. Positive reinforcement, force-free training only should be used. Please see handout on anxiety. LOW THRESHOLD FOR AROUSAL During the jog Rosie was quick to jump up and attempt to grab the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training should be used to teach Rosie to remain calm when people and other exciting things are around. She should be rewarded with treats when calm. If she escalates to jumping or mouthing, people should immediately walk away from and separate themselves from Rosie. Please see handout on arousal. OTHER Rosie was found to have had an obstruction in her intestines that needed surgery to remedy. We don't know how Rosie reacts in the home but she should be closely monitored on what she is playing with and what she as access to, in order to prevent her from swallowing anything that can lead to a blockage.