Bingo

On Feb 7th New Hope was contacted by our partners with Canine Action Project about a small breed dog and another young dog that were not going to be allowed in the home, out of the cold. In the photo sent to us it was hard to even see little Bingo, she was huddled up just as much as she could to stay warm with the larger pup. Thankfully we had 2 foster homes offer to take each of the dogs. The younger one appears to be healthy, but little Bingo would not have lasted much longer.

The foster took her to see the wonderful team at Orchard Veterinary Care within 12 hours of arriving. Bingo weighed in at 2.8kg, her ideal weight is 6kg. She is on slow feed program where her foster home measures out her food for each day and slowly increases the amount of calories she gets over the next 14 days until she is getting 160% of her recommended resting energy intake. She needs to be weighed daily to ensure that she is gaining weight and seen by her veterinary team in 2 weeks to reassess. The good news, her organs are still functioning, just needing the time to become accustomed to having food readily available.

Her foster home writes that Bingo is the sweetest, most resilient dog. She loves any attention she gets. She loves to be held and give kisses. She gets along great with the dogs she’s met and even enjoys cuddling with the other dogs. Although she is severely emaciated she likes food but is still respectful and not food aggressive. Despite everything she’s so sweet and just wants to be your friend. Her foster is also trying to keep her in her kennel to allow her body to absorb and store more of those calories otherwise she will walk around a lot and burn through the little bit that she has.

We have included a photo of her food allotment for day 5.

Update: Despite an upset stomach at the beginning of March that had us all concerned, little Bingo continues to be a feisty and fun loving dog. She has gained enough weight to receive her vaccines and she will soon be heavy enough to schedule her spay.

Final Update: This funny and sassy little one has found her forever home! Thank you to everyone for your support of her.

Please consider making a donation to our Guardians of Hope program where your donations continue to help dogs like Bingo. 100 percent of all donations towards this fund goes directly to the animal’s medical expenses for major medical care.