Meet Dolly

Meet me Saturday 9/5 at the Pleasanton Farmer's Market, in Delucchi Park, from 9 am - 1 pm! (4501 First Street, Pleasanton). Dolly was transferred to Valley Humane on 8/27 from Stockton Animal Services. She had been found stray. Dolly weighs 10.38 pounds and is a young adult dog (estimated to be aged between 1 and 4 years). This dog has a condition called "luxating patellas." This means that her knee caps on her hind legs may spontaneously pop out of place, resulting in lameness and pain. At this time, her luxating patellas are a Grade 2 out of 4 (where 1 is the least severe and 4 is the most severe). This means that the knee cap is loose and may move in and out of place spontaneously as she walks. At this time, the luxating patellas do not affect her gait and do not appear to cause lameness. Luxating patellas can be corrected by surgery and adopters may choose this route at their expense. If surgery is not pursued, the dog may develop arthritis in the knee joint. Arthritis can be treated with anti-inflammatory medication made for dogs. You may wish to discuss treatment options with your regular veterinarian. Do you have questions about this animal or are you ready to take the next step to adoption? Complete our Adoption Inquiry Form (copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar) or call us 925-426-8656. We are looking forward to hearing from you! https://valleyhumane.org/adopt/adoption/