Lexi came to APARN at 6 weeks old because she had to have an eye out. Her original owner was given her mother and not told she was pregnant, and sold Lexi and her siblings at 5 weeks of age. A week after Lexi was purchased, the vet discovered she had an ulcer on her eye. Her new family could not afford surgery, so Lexi was surrendered to APARN.
The second day as a foster puppy, she had a seizure. While at the ER clinic, it was discovered she had hydrocephalus. The veterinary neurologist advised that the best course of action was to remove the eye, to avoid risk of infection to her brain. So at 7 weeks, the eye was removed.
At 10 weeks, she thought she could fly, jumped out of the arms of her foster parent, and smacked her head on the tile floor. The steroid shot the vet gave her to prevent swelling lowered her immunity enough that she developed a case of demodex mange, which she fought for the next three months. During these months, she began to bond very strongly with her foster parent, and once she was spayed, she was adopted by her.
While she hasn’t had any further seizures, she has the emotional maturity of a 6-9 month old puppy. During her first year, she developed fear aggression, and barked at anyone who entered the home. A few months later, a pet communicator shared that it was their belief that Lexi didn’t understand that she was in her forever home, because she saw people coming to take other foster pugs. She was afraid someone was going to try to take her away too. Lexi is constantly remind with positive reinforcement that she is their special girl, and will always live with her new mom.
APARN was founded in late 2000 and has rescued over 1000 pugs since then. They work hard to educate the public about the Pug dog breed as well as the need to spay/neuter pets. All donation based, our volunteers work very hard to raise the funds necessary to pay vet bills for the Pugs that they take in. The average adoption fee does not come anywhere near the amount of money they pay to get these Pugs into adoptable an condition.
Please consider supporting this organization! They can be reached by phone at 480-964-3126, by email at arizonapugrescue@yahoo.com or you can visit their website at www.arizonapugrescue.com
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