Nellie – 14 year old female Jack Russell Terrier
Nellie is an approx 14 year old Jack Russell Terrier looking for a home. We were asked to take her because the best the Irish rescue that had her could offer was a crate in the bathroom and they felt that she deserved more than that. No other rescues were interested in her, so we agreed to try and find her a new permanent home.
She came in as a rescue case from Ireland after being found in someone’s garden dumped along with a pile of rubbish. Unfortunately Nellie has an eye condition. She was born with a very small left eye (a condition called ‘Small Eye’) and she would have been born blind in this eye. Her right eye was very extended and swollen when found (as you can see from the picture) and very painful. The vet confirmed that this was a very bad case of Dry Eye and the right eye seems even bigger because of the comparison of the right eye being so small.
When she arrived in this country we took her straight to an eye specialist to ensure that their was nothing else they could do. The specialist was very happy with the way the eye was looking and confirmed that she would have to be on eye drops for the rest of her life. These can be obtained from this eye specialist and cost £6 for a tube that will last 2 months. Alternatively he is happy to speak to the new owners own vet to advise what eye drops are needed. Whilst at the specialist he had to give her a dental, spay her and microchip her. She will also be first vaccinated before she leaves us.
Nellie gets on well with other dogs and is fine with cats and small caged animals. She is a very quiet dog and likes to have short walks, but nothing to strenuous. She is very affectionate with people and not at all snappy.
Consideration needs to be given to her age. She cannot hold her bladder as well as a younger dog so needs to go out for toilet breaks more frequently than a younger dog. She has been known to wet indoors, although she much prefers to do it outside and normally her little accidents are near the door, so she is trying!!! Nellie would like a home where someone is at home all day and with no young children (10 years and over), but ideally an adult household with maybe another older or quiet dog that will not bounce on her.
If you can offer Nellie a home, please contact us. A homecheck will be done and minimum rescue donation applies to go back on vet fees.
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