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American Pit Bull Terrier/Breed Unknown

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Home:Raleigh, NC

Age: 9 Years Sex: Female Weight: 26-50 lbs

Dogster stats for Star

Paws:

by 2 voters


Stars:

Leave a bone for Star

Nicknames:
Starfish, Starbucks, Starhead

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

Quick Bio:

-three legger

-dog rescue

Birthday:
January 15th 2003

Likes:
People that want to pet her

Pet-Peeves:
People that walk by without petting her, Duncan stealing her toys

Favorite Toy:
Nylabone

Favorite Food:
whatever mom or dad are fixing in the kitchen

Favorite Walk:
Anywhere people are

Arrival Story:
I found Star on the website for a local rescue group. She initially appealed to me beacuse she was cute and looked a little like Duncan. When my husband and I met her, we immediately fell in love. She was the sweetest dog I had ever met, amazing in itself with the poor quality of life she had had prior to coming to the rescue. She had been turned over to the rescue by the father of the owner, because he felt that she was being mistreated. She was kenneled 24/7, fed poorly, and given beer to drink. She had also had a fracture of her left front leg that had not been treated and had healed poorly.

Bio:
When we adopted Star, we decided to find out if the left forelimb could be repaired. Upon the advice of our orthopedic surgeon, we decided to amputate. Her recovery from that was great, she never missed the leg for a second. About 6 months later, Star started limping on her back left leg. We did some xrays, and found out that she, at less than 2 years old, was suffering from severe hip dysplasia. We went with what we felt was the best option and in December of 2004 did an uncemented total hip replacement. While at the hospital the night after the surgery, she somehow managed to fracture her femur in the leg where the hip implant is. This led to another surgery the following day to repair the femur. After monthly follow-up x-rays, we found out in April that she must undergo another hip surgery due to the failure of the implant. So that is where we are now. We are just so lucky that Star is such a happy dog, she has no concept of the pain that she is in, she goes on running around on her 2 good legs, using the 3rd leg as a kicksand of sorts. We are hoping to have her surgery done in the next few months, as soon as we can sort out the financial aspect. So keep Star in your thoughts

The Groups I'm In:
Cute Doggies and Kitties of The World!, NC American Pit Bull Terriers, Three leggers!

I've Been On Dogster Since:

October 19th 2005