Adoption Status: Accepting Adoption Interest

Gender: Female
Breed: Boston Terrier & French Bulldog Mix (reported)
Age: Est DOB: 11/2019
Weight: 26 lbs
Dog Friendly: Yes
Cat Friendly: Unknown
Kid Friendly: Older Kids Ideal
House Trained: Doing great!

History: Lemon is a beautiful and unique girl who was transferred to rescue by one of our partnering organizations in Texas where she was surrendered due to her medical needs specifically in her eyes. She is on some daily eye medications and she has been doing well on them! She has experience and does well with young children but because she is SO food motivated, we recommend a home with older children :)

Lemon was diagnosed with Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, or EPI. She has been receiving vitamin B injections and has a special powder that she needs to have mixed into her food at every meal. The following is a summary of this condition and it’s management in dogs. 

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is a syndrome caused by insufficient production and secretion of digestive enzymes by the pancreas. Pancreatic enzymes play a critical role in digestion, and a lack of pancreatic digestive enzymes leads to problems with digestion and to malabsorption. The lack of nutrients causes weight loss and may lead to vitamin deficiencies. 

Most dogs with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency can be successfully treated by supplementing each meal with pancreatic enzymes (powdered or from fresh tissue). 

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency is also common in dogs with EPI and dogs with vitamin B12 deficiency can be given vitamin injections. 

Most dogs can continue eating their normal food, but a highly digestible, low‑fiber, moderate-fat diet can be useful in those that do not respond satisfactorily to treatment. It is important to avoid radical changes in diet, however.

In most cases, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency a cure is rare. However, with appropriate enzyme supplementation and monitoring, dogs with this disorder usually gain weight quickly, pass normal stools, and can live a normal life.

A note from the foster: more info to come

Adoption Fee: $500 + tax

Adoption Status: Is this dog available? Submitting an application is the best first step to learning if a dog is still available. There is a chance this dog could have a pending adoption when your application is submitted, however our team will offer approved applicants to be put on a waiting list for that dog. Additionally, we can make recommendations on other dogs that may be a match. Pending adoptions do not mean the adoption is finalized. Why did we implement this change? We implemented this update because, unfortunately, dogs were pending for applicants for several weeks and then the applicant would change their mind. This happens more often with puppies, as applications are submitted impulsively more often for them. Our process is great because it takes a little time, so impulsive decisions fade. However it was unfortunate for the dogs, and the foster homes, as then the process needed to be re-started. By securing a wait-list we are able to move forward more quickly if a pending adoption falls through. This is a new process for us, so your feedback along the way is helpful! Thank you for supporting rescue and adoption!

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