Ellie - Staying With Owner

Name: Ellie

Sex: Female (altered)

Breed: Hound mix

Age: 9 ½ years

Location: Charlotte, NC

Vet/Medical Info: Ellie is spayed and heartworm negative. She received Bordatella vaccination on 12/13/2011, DHLPP and one year rabies on 12/19/2011 along with kennel cough. 

Owner Info: Ellie is currently being fostered at Dog Days of Charlotte. She was originally pulled from Gaston County shelter and has been with them since March. They are looking for a rescue who can take her on. Ellie is an indoor dog with the run of the house, she is housebroken and leash trained. She is an outgoing girl, good with adults, dogs and small animals. She seems to adapt well to new situations. They are unsure what her eye conditions is, she sometimes runs into things and has trouble identifying where sounds are coming from, but she hasn't seen a doctor specifically for her eyes. Apart from that she is a very healthy girl. 

Update 8/10/2013: Miss Ellie is still in need of a new home!  She has moved to a new foster home and is doing well, although a mass was found and is going to be removed very soon. Ellie is a happy girl who gets along well with everyone, including the other foster dogs in her home. She would love to have a forever home where she could go on long walks in the woods!

Update 9/16/13: From Ellie’s current foster Mom: "Miss Ellie had her surgery and also dental work.  They removed 6 teeth and it has completely fixed that nagging cough that she has had for some time.  She is back to eating chew treats too.  Her teeth must have been really causing her discomfort.  Poor thing.  She is healing well from her cancer surgery and the pathology report showed no sign that it has spread to the other breast or lymph nodes.  So the prognosis is that she is likely completely cured." So good news for Miss Ellie - now she needs a great home!

Update 11/23/13: Ellie is still looking for her forever home!

Update 4/12/14: Miss Ellie has been waiting for her forever home for almost two years! She is living in a foster home, and is doing well, and is dreaming of a family with a house in the country.

Update 6/15/14: Miss Ellis is happy in her current foster home but would be happier in a forever home! She has been waiting for almost two years! Please share her information.

Update 11/18/14: Miss Ellie continues to wait. She is doing fine where she is but would love a house in the country!

Update 2/11/15: The OS Team has heard that Miss Ellie is not doing very well.  Her foster mom (who has had Miss Ellie since August of 2013) wrote:

Miss Ellie was at the vet this week and her neck swelling is definitely thyroid cancer.  She also has a recurrence of her mammary gland cancer on the other side and swollen lymph node showing more spread. Her heart is enlarged, her tooth is abscessed, and she has a chronic cough.  She has started meds for the tooth, cough, and pain so she is more comfortable.   She continues to eat well, enjoy afternoons laying in the sunshine and evenings sleeping on the sofa, long walks and trips to the dog park.  And she is now on hospice care and will stay with me until she goes to the Rainbow Bridge.