Quincy

Quincy - 3 or 4 year old male

Adopter Update - Dec 17

Woo Hoo, what a day yesterday. The storm was great for keeping us all close to home base. Poor Quince -- he had almost too much attention, and it was my Christmas cookie baking day, so he had to do his job -- i.e., watch every step I took in the kitchen in case I might be getting his dinner ready. I think I felt sorry for him, thinking he must be ravenous, at about 5 pm., so I fed him his dinner, but afterwards, he just kept on keeping watch! I suppose you're used to this, but I thought he would eat, be full, and lose interest. Funny guy.

With the piles of snow, and not having blocked up the two gaps yet, we haven't let Quincy out back to pee. We just take him for walks, which he loves. I think he went for 6-7 walks yesterday. Yes, there's lots of love and kisses going on. He's just so good natured.

Quincy Finds His Forever Home - December 15

Marni and Luc came with their daughter Adele to pick up Quincy this evening. We had a lovely visit and they were all clearly delighted with each other. It makes the pain of separation much easier, knowing our fosters are going to loving homes where the pugs will get individual attention. I got an email from Marni saying they had made it home safely and were already playing fetch! I will provide an update and hopefully some pics in the next day or two.

Fsoter Update - Dec 4

Unfortunately, one of Quincy's potential adopters is allergic to pug hair. This was only discovered after the home visit and confirmed when another pugalug voluteer and pug went to the home.

So we are back to looking at applicants for this amazing little pug. See below for his adopter requirements

Fsoter Update - November 13

We went for another eye recheck at the vet today. The left and remaining ulcer has decreased to about 1 mm but is still there so we are "staying the course" (his words) with the antibiotic ointment (back to BNP this time). He said that if it doesn't heal completely and starts to cause a problem or get worse, he may need surgery to rough up the cornea to promote healing. He knows I am resistant to this because of the sedation needed and the fact the ulcer is very small.

He also said that at some point he may need to see an opthamologist. I mentioned that there is a high probability that Quncy will shortly be adopted by an optometrist. The vet was delighted and said he would know how to monitor the situation and would have contacts to do what might be required in the future. So that reinforced his recommendation to simply continue with the ointment.

After the appointment, Quincy and I went to PetSmart and purchased for him a brand new handsome green harness and matching leash - matches the stain in his eyes. I will bath him tomorrow (first time) and trim his nails so he will be ready for his home visit on Saturday.

Quincy is one again ready to bring sunshine into your life/p> Quincy had a good vet checkup. Although the corneal ulcers are still present, they have not worsened and the infection in his eye is "ten times better" because of the antibiotic applications. The vet switched us from BNP to Chloramphenicol, a different antibiotic in case his system builds a resistance to the first one.

He said Quincy has lots of tear production and that the cloudiness in his eye has happened when water got into the dimple the ulcer made. It will clear up when the ulcers have healed. We will continue with antibiotic applications and do a recheck again in 2 weeks.

Quincy has fully recovered from kennel cough (aka tracheobronchitis, bordetella and bordetellosis) and is back to chasing balls and wrestling with the rope. He has boundless enthusiasm for life and is just a happy, happy guy who has lots of love to give. He gets very excited when first getting into Big Bed but then snuggles in and settles down for a good night's sleep.

Potential adopters should understand that they must be religious in continuing his eye treatment at even intervals no less frequent than 4 times a day until his corneal ulcers heal. This guy's a real sweetie!

Foster Update Sept 21

Just when we started to review applications for Quincy's adoption, we discovered he had kennel cough and serious eye infections. On Tuesday, the vet prescribed antibiotics twice a day for his throat and eyes and BNP eye ointment every 4 hours to reduce the swelling and infections. We went for a recheck today (Friday) and tear stain tests. The bad news is that Quincy has a small corneal ulcer on each eye (approx 2 mm).

The good news is that the BNP has been making significant progress in reducing the infection so the eyes can heal. We are to keep on this ointment for another 10 days and see the vet again. We have tried very hard to have a quiet week with lots of sleep to minimize Q's coughing and give his throat a break. It has been working and the kennel cough is improving. He coughs when he gets excited but otherwise is breathing is quite normal.

More good news is that he no longer potties indoors. That pretty much stopped after 48 hours now that he has the routine figured out. I want to say that his humping Jake isn't quite so frequent, but I'll wait to see if it continues to get better. Quincy is a delightful boy, very happy and friendly. He is a little aggressive if someone gets too close to his bone, but otherwise is quite the party-boy. He treats belly rubs as a near religious experience. We will start looking at applications again once his health issues are cleared up.

Foster Update Sept 18

I took Q to the vet today because I didn't like the guck that has been coming out of his eyes for a couple of days and today the right one was opaque. He has been squinting and his eyes are running. They are very infected and he has to have BNP every 4 hours. He also has snot coming out of his nose when he sneezes and last night he wouldn't settle down and was breathing hard. Vet thinks he has kennel cough and has prescribed Clavamox 2x/day to deal with the bacteria that overlays the virus. While we were there he was tested for heartworm and had a wellness blood test. We go back on Friday to check on the eye and the vet will do a stain to see if there is a corneal ulcer

Transport/Foster Update September 9

We are now reviewing applications for this energetic little guy. His potty training is well underway and he will be recovering this week from his neutering and dental work. He is quite adoptable to most households. If you have an application of file, then email us and we will review it. Otherwise, please submit and application online

Transport/Foster Update September 9

Quincy is gorgeous. He has a double coat, an enchanting head tilt and non-stop smile. He is super-active but in a good way, hence it has been very hard to get pictures of his face - too busy. I did manage to get a couple of him pottying yesterday, the only time he stood still and got some indoor ones today after a vigorous playtime. He loves to play with toys and even drops the ball at my feet to play fetch.

Tremendous personality! He loves people and other dogs and his tail has been wagging non-stop since he got here. Took him quite a while to settle into Big Bed last night despite it being after 1 a.m. because there were still more sights, sounds and smell to explore. But then he slept fine at my knees. He is not house-trained and marks vigorously, indoors and out so we'll have to do a lot of work around that.

Perhaps settling in, accompanied by his neuter on Tuesday, will help calm down his excitement and his marking. He is on the large size for a pug, but well-proportioned and not overweight. He is an absolute delight and will make some active and loving family a wonderful companion.
Hilary

Introduction - September 8

Quincy was found as a stray and taken to a local shelter. He is a sweet guy, tail always wagging, a little on the large size and getting along quite nicely with his foster pug brothers and sisters.

He is in need of dental care and neutering which has been scheduled for Tuesday. We will have a photo and foster update shortly.