Ivy's Hope
Ivy currently resides at Blackford County Animal Shelter in Hartford City, IN. She arrived in our care in December of 2022. Ivy was living outdoors and in a terrible state. She is still in our care and has become the sweetest most loving girl. She deserves a chance of a normal life.
When Ivy came to the shelter back in December, we noticed blood on the floor of her kennel. Upon further inspection we discovered that Ivy has blood that drips from her vaginal region. Thanks to our generous supporters, we were able to raise the funds needed to perform a CT scan to better determine her medical condition. It has been determined that Ivy has a birth defect called Ectopic Ureters. The ureters carry waste in the form of urine to the bladder. In a normal dog, the bladder would then fill up with urine. In Ivy's case, her ureters connect further down below the bladder. This causes urine to drip and never fill the bladder. Dogs can live with this medical condition, however, UTI's are very common and would need monitored and treated. Irritation in the vulva area causes her to lick and create even more irritation which then can lead to drops of blood from an area that is slow to heal.
Our shelter would love nothing more than to send Ivy off for surgery and get her treated. Many dogs can recover fully from the surgery and of course, there is always a chance that the surgery is not successful. The use of incontinence medications can also help increase her chance of her bladder working as it normally should. Unfortunately, we do not have the funds to treat Ivy. We are one of the smallest shelters in Indiana that operates on very, very limited funds. Her surgery is very, very expensive. We have attached an estimate below of what it would cost for the surgery to be performed. There will be even more costs with follow up care and medications after the surgery is completed. there might be other clinics that could perform the surgery for more or less. This is the clinic that is available to us in our area.
We are posting Ivy in hopes there is someone out there that is willing to adopt Ivy and care for her as needed either without the surgery or can adopt her and provide the funds to perform the surgery.
