29 January 2012
06 January 2012
Frankie´s Bio
Click on this video to see him as we saw him that first day in the Inca Dog Pound in Mallorca. We fell for his blue eyes that pleaded with us for help.
Date of Birth: Late December 2010
Gender: Male
Breed Type: Pit Bull Terrier
Weight: 15 Kgs at 5 Jan 2012, now 20 Kgs
Background: Frankie´s background is unknown. He was found wandering in Inca town in November 2011 and taken to the local dog pound to wait for his owner to step forward and claim him, or to face euthanasia if no owner appeared. Frankie was not microchipped so tracing a previous owner was impossible.
Frankie was spotted by us on a visit to the Dog Pound on 8 Dec 2011 and we decided to help him by bringing him back to health and finding him the home he deserves.
Features: Frankie is medium height, with muscular solid build - typical of his breed - with a square jaw and attractive white blaze down his forehead to nose. Devoid of hair due to chronic mange when we found him, he now has a glorious coat, stripey grey/brindle colour with white markings and a white tip to his long tail. His eyes are a striking pale blue and his ears are floppy.
Character: Despite his size, Frankie is a bit of a lap dog, enjoying nothing better than climbing onto a free lap or into a chair! He likes all people and greets everyone enthusiastically. Now that his health has improved and his confidence grows, he is always on the go and is boisterously playful with people and other dogs so will benefit from an experienced dog owner who will give him plenty of exercise, boundaries and tenderness. He is young and puppy-like in character, needs dedicated training to allow him to grow in a good pet. He loves food and treats - eats anything all the time! - so has proven easily trainable at basic obedience.
Location: Foster home in Consell (as from Mon, 23 Jan).
Health: Very poor at 5 Jan 2012, but improving. Frankie was diagnosed with demodectic mange that stripped him of his coat. His general health was compromised because of his mange and he was also suffering from a cough, and secondary bacterial infections through scratching. A long course of anti-biotics and mange treatment has brought him back to fitness. Awaiting a final skin scrape to confirm status of demodex.
Neutered: Yes, on 18 Jan 2012.
Vaccinated: Rabies only, administered as standard procedure on release from Dog Pound. He will be fully vaccinated when his health improves.
Microchipped: Yes, chipped on release from Dog Pound.
Pawtraits of Frankie
Scroll down to see Frankie´s progress from an unwanted, mangy dog in a pound, to a happier and healthier one in foster care, initially with Cornelia, and now with Sherry.
8 Dec 2011 : The day we first noticed him at the Inca Dog Pound.
Frankie turned his incredibly blue eyes to us and pleaded for help!
Apart from his face, mange has robbed him of hair and his skin is raw. Left untreated, his mange became worse during his incarceration at the pound, and by the time we were able to release him, his whole body, including his face, had worsened. He was in a sorry, swollen state!
21 Dec 2011 : At Comarcal Vet Hospital in Inca following release from the Pound
Frankie didn´t look back as we left the pound. Surprisingly he jumped unaided into the back of Sherry´s car for his trip to hospital where his inflamed skin and general health is assessed for the first time.
3 Jan 2012 : At play in his foster home with Cornelia near Inca. Here he is able to romp and play with other dogs, and at last lead the life that has eluded him so far. His skin is getting better, but it´s still very red and obviously itchy.
He has a long way to go before his skin is back to normal and his hair starts regrowing, but frequent baths at Comarcal Vet and other medications have helped ease the pain - it shows in his renewed playfulness. Foster mum Cornelia says "Sky is happiest when he´s at the vet meeting people and other dogs, he loves it there". He´s spent a lot of time there and vet Magdalena Vanrell has nothing but glowing praise about his affability. Vet Magdalena and her team gave Frankie his name.
Bath time! Initially Frankie went daily to the vets for a bath, but from mid January he´s on weekly baths - and enjoys the attention.
Enjoying snooze time in the warm kitchen in a much-chewed armchair. The redness is fading and hair is sprouting. He´s put on a lot of weight, now around 20 Kgs. He is now a much more playful pup, enjoying romps in the garden. Time to start thinking about some training to harness that youthful spirit and turn him into the best pet he can be. Think I need to get some help!
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