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Petey - 11 wks old Beagle Albany, NY

  • Puppy
  • Male
  • Medium

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Meet Petey - 11 wks old

Petey was found at 2 weeks of age, under a bush near a walking path. A wonderful person found him, took him to a vet and took him home to bottle feed. He has spent the last few weeks in a foster home with another puppy, 2 adult dogs, 2 cats and a small child.



He is a sweet puppy who loves to try to be in charge. His adorable floppy ears are enough to melt your heart. Petey had a deformed leg upon arrival. Here is what we know about his leg: "Petey's front leg is probably due to a deformity during birth. We have corrected his problem of the foot folding under with a splint. He runs like any pup but just with a little limp on his left front. We have taken a number of xrays in the past month and have been evaluated by Dr Stanclift, a board certified vet. His radius ( one of his bones) is developing abnormally- it is severely subluxated. A correction would cost thousands and it is not 100% anyways, in fact, not even close. At this point in Petey's life, he is a happy, painfree puppy! We are not pursuing any surgery at this point. His leg will need to be re-evaluated with xrays around a year of age. As long as he has no issues with pain, he will just have a cosmetically abnormal leg. If an onset of early arthritis develops or his leg is too painful for him, he may need an amputation. Any adopter needs to be aware of this and be ok with this being a potential option down the road. He may never need this and live out his long life pain free. Hard to tell at this point"



Since we don't know what the long term prognosis for his leg will be, it is hard to determine the best course of action when it comes to his adoption. So what we have decided is that if it is determined after adoption that his leg should be amputated, we are willing to pay for the surgery if done by our vet.




Petey has been the subject of a few Times Union articles and is already a bit of a local celebrity.




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Petey - 11 wks old

  • Beagle
  • Puppy
  • Male