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Ajax | Illinois Doberman Rescue
Poor Ajax! He was adopted from IDR+ back in 2007, and despite our contract clearly stating that the dog must come back to us, the adopter gave him away to some random person. Fast forward to last week when we received an “urgent” email from a person who needed to give up their Dobe with a skin condition. They dropped him off at a shelter that works closely with us, and his shocking condition horrified everyone who saw him at the shelter. Not only was his skin condition completely out of control, causing him to be nearly bald with large open sores, but this large male Dobe weighed only 44 pounds! We scanned his chip, and we were surprised to learn it was our Ajax! Our vet confirmed his skin condition is not demodex mange, so we are treating him for sarcoptic and looking into allergies. The vet found no cause for his emaciated state, so we reported this horrible neglect case to the police. We are waiting for the police to do their work, but in the mean time we are feeding him several small meals a day, and he is on steroids to treat his skin. Not once in the “urgent” emails to us did the previous owners mention he was HALF his body weight. We are upset that no matter what we do to screen for appropriate adopters, things like this happen. We are comforted that he is back in good hands now and will get the treatment he needs. After he is at a healthy weight and treated for his skin condition, he will be available for adoption.
Poor Ajax! He was adopted from IDR+ back in 2007, and despite our contract clearly stating that the dog must come back to us, the adopter gave him away to some random person. Fast forward to last week when we received an “urgent” email from a person who needed to give up their Dobe with a skin condition. They dropped him off at a shelter that works closely with us, and his shocking condition horrified everyone who saw him at the shelter. Not only was his skin condition completely out of control, causing him to be nearly bald with large open sores, but this large male Dobe weighed only 44 pounds! We scanned his chip, and we were surprised to learn it was our Ajax! Our vet confirmed his skin condition is not demodex mange, so we are treating him for sarcoptic and looking into allergies. The vet found no cause for his emaciated state, so we reported this horrible neglect case to the police. We are waiting for the police to do their work, but in the mean time we are feeding him several small meals a day, and he is on steroids to treat his skin. Not once in the “urgent” emails to us did the previous owners mention he was HALF his body weight. We are upset that no matter what we do to screen for appropriate adopters, things like this happen. We are comforted that he is back in good hands now and will get the treatment he needs. After he is at a healthy weight and treated for his skin condition, he will be available for adoption.