Navy & Ziva - Special Needs
Age: Adult
Gender: Female
Breeds: Hound
Ziva and Navy - you want to really rescue a dog - these are two dogs that are true rescue dogs in need- they have been through hell and it’s our job now to make sure the rest of their life is simply kind, gentle and amazing.
Here’s their story -
In the early summer of 2022 there was a rural raid by the sheriff’s department for a hoarding case in Dickson County, Tennessee. Over 50 dogs were seized on site and brought to the local humane society.
Nearly two years later Navy and Ziva were still sitting in the shelter, never having been adopted due to eye conditions that persisted without treatment. Two years. While the shelter was doing their best to care for them, their health was declining.
In a crazy twist of events, one of our “sister rescues” in TN was asked if they could assist. This rescue, Snooty Giggles, had taken in a mom and her litter of newborn puppies from the same raid who were adopted out. One of those puppies was returned as an adult and she suddenly became visibly painful in her eyes and lost her vision requiring emergency surgery to remove one of her eyes. It dawned on all involved that this was clearly a genetic issue.
Snooty Giggles could not take in Navy and Ziva due to multiple eye cases already on their plate, but they wanted to find help for them so they could get out of the shelter and get the proper medical care they needed to relieve the pain from their eyes. This is where PAWS NE stepped in.
We joined forces and agreed to take Navy and Ziva into PNE - be responsible for their veterinary care and find them their forever homes, Thank goodness, however, Snooty Giggles had foster already caring for Navy and Ziva who agreed to keep the girls while they got their evaluations and surgery plan.
The girls visited with a veterinary ophthalmologist who concluded that the best way forward for these girls was enucleation of both eyes. He confirmed the eyes were terribly diseased, the most painful being the glaucoma. Generally enucleations are pretty straight forward, but because of the heavy disease load and the length of time they had been dealing with it, it was not the case for them. The surgeries were very difficult and thus their recovery in the first week was very slow and hard on them. In true rescue dog fashion, however, they are now doing well and are adjusting.
Now the fun part - finding them a home where they will be cherished and loved - more importantly - we really want them to stay together - the love one another, they’ve been through hell together and together they shall stay.
Both girls are incredibly sweet and loving. They thrive with other dogs (it’s all they know) and love to play. Ziva is approx 7 years old and Navy is about 3 years old - we suspect this is a mom and daughter pair. ]
They are both medium sized tri colored super mutts!!! They are very loving to the other dogs in their foster home and to the humans as well.
Name: Navy and Ziva
Breed: Hound Mutts
Sex: Female
Weight: Navy is 34 lbs Ziva is 40 lbs
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Vaccinations: Up to date
Heartworm: Negative on recent testing
Microchipped: Yes
BASED ON OUR OBSERVATIONS:
Good with Children: Not tested but very loving dogs, no concerns
Good with Dogs: Yes
Good with Cats: Unknown
Special Needs: Both dogs have had both eyes removed.
Adoption Fee: $500.00 for the sisters so we can keep them together.
Location of dog currently: Nashville TN - heading to New England soon.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION -
Paws New England is a foster-based rescue - our dogs reside in various locations throughout the south and New England.
Adoption donations cover pre-adoption vet costs (including vaccinations, spay/neuter when age appropriate, and heartworm testing/treatment when necessary), a microchip, and transportation to New England if necessary.
Donations for our young, healthy puppies and dogs support their fellow canines of advanced age or suffering from injuries and abuse whose donations are reduced but whose veterinary costs are typically much higher. We appreciate your understanding that your newly adopted dog will help others in need.