ISABELLE
Mantle Merle Female Great Dane-3 yrs old

UPDATE 2/14/06
Isabelle was rushed to the vet today when we noticed her back paw was swelling to several times it's normal size
very suddenly. Isabaelle was in severe pain and wouldn't put any weight on her swollen back paw.
Dr. Brian examined Isabelle and determined that Isabelle was suffering from
a pulmonary thrombosis incident. Isabelle received a shot and was put on several medications
including prednisone and since she was presenting with a temperature of 106 degrees she was also put
on the antibiotic ciproflexin to reduce her fever.
We packed Isabelle's paw in ice for the remainder of the evening and once the medication took effect Isabelle's pain dimished
and she rested quietly the remainder of the evening
Isabelle is scheduled for re- examination on 2/16/06
UPDATE 2/17/06
Isabelle's Paw is back to normal size and she is doing fine now
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5th 2005 Isabelle bloated at 7:15 P.M
Isabelle has survived the surgery and is awake and is being closely monitored
by an EKG machine. The next 24 hours are crucial!
Isabelle was rushed to The Emergency Animal Clinic in Brookpark OH
Isabelle Bloated and Torsioned and Dr. Karen Ganofsky DVM
performed the life saving surgery for Isabelle
Isabelle was moved to Gateway Animal Clinic at 9 am on 11/08/05
for the next few days for post operative IV support and monitoring
HELP US PAY ISABELLE'S $1714 EMERGENCY VET BILL
Isabelle's total Veterinary expenses for the Emergency Surgery and 3 days of IV support totalled $1714.00
Isabelle was released to come home at 5 pm 11/09/05
She ate her first oral meal today and is on 1/2 cup portions 4 times a day for the next week until her stomach
completely heals. She is resting well tonight
Thank You to the following Donors who have sent donations to help with Isabelle's expenses
Rose Marino- Northfield Ohio
Maxi Palmer- Cleveland Ohio
Chris Arhelger- Houston Texas
Dava and Ric Bielefeld- Cheektowonga New York
Elisha Fox Bolvart- New Milford CT
And the Great Danes friends in CT
A&C AUTO PARTS- RIDGE RD CLEVELAND OHIO
Denise Bissinger-Internet Donation
Marie Palavi and her Great Dane Moses- Union City CA
Debra Cummings- Santa Paula CA
Sherry Turgeon
Cody Eaton- Westlake Ohio
Kathleen Jennings
Isabelle's Torsion Bill balance was paid in full with the help of Jon Drake and the APG Band
Thanks Jon and the Band!
UPDATE 11.20.05
Isabelle continues to do well. She is scheduled to have her sutures removed 11.22.05
Isabelle is very skinny post surgery but her appetitie is great and she is holding down her food well
Isabelle is still on very small dose feedings six times per day
UPDATE 11.26.05
Isabelle's staples were removed 11.22.05. Isabelle continues to do well her appetite is good but she
is very underweight post sugery. Isabelle is scheduled for further testing this tuesday to find out
why she is having difficulty gaining weight. She was very underweight before she bloated and she doesn't seem to
be assimilating the nutrients from the food she's eating although her appetite is ravenous
UPDATE 1.7.06
Isabelle is gaining weight nicely and feeling great. She's especially thrilled that we have a new
deaf puppy in rescue and Isabelle is quite enjoying mothering little Squeak.

We believe Isabelle was used as a breeder prior to coming into rescue and most likely
had her puppies taken away when they were weaned so she's very happy that Squeak is with us now.

Isabelle is female Mantle Merle Great Dane
Isabelle came into rescue with CODA on August 15th 2005
Isabelle was surrendered by her owners to Geauga County Humane Society along with her companion dane Athena
Athena was extremely overweight at over 200 lbs while Isabelle was emaciated weighing less than 100 lbs
Isabelle back paws were swollen to twice the normal size they should be
Isabelle's ears were so badly infected they were almost swollen shut from infection
Isbabelle's ears were very painful to her to the touch.
Her ears were in the worst condition we've ever seen a rescue dog come into rescue with
Isabelle had open bleeding sores all over her body when she was surrendered

Isabelle's angel at the shelter for two months before she arrived safely here at CODA
was a wonderful lady named Danielle who worked with Isabelle to help her start to trust people again.
Isabelle came into rescue VERY handshy.
Her first night here after being let off leash to meet the other dogs and have some time to stretch and exercise,
Isabelle was very scared of anyone touching her collar, reaching at her with their hands and it took our Director
over four hours to gain Isabelle's trust enough to get a leash on Isabelle so that she could be lead indoors for the night
Isabelle is also VERY scared of men.

Isabelle visited with our Veterinarian Dr. Brian as soon as she was picked up from the Shelter
Isabelle was tested for heartworm since the other dane Athena ( Who went to Birch Haven Great Dane Rescue in Ontario Canada) surrendered with her tested positive
Isabelle tested negative on the full serology blood test
Isabelle also had her ears examined and treated with otomox by Dr. Brian
Isabelle received a shot for her skin lesions which did clear up quite a bit under Danielle's care while at the shelter
Isabelle also was treated for whipworms with panacur.
Isabelle is on prednisone for her ears and skin and ciproflexin for her infections
We will have updated info and photo's of Isabelle soon so check back often.

UPDATE-DAY FOUR IN RESCUE
Isabelle has come a long way and is very loving and trusting of her foster mom
Isabelle is still very scared of her foster dad and we are slowly working on helping her to trust men again with the help of the
other rescue dogs in her foster home
Isabelle will let her foster mom clean her ears, leash her, touch her collar and administer medications without any problems
Isabelle loves to go for rides in the CODA van:)
Isabelle has learned to run in and out the door with the other dogs now
Isabelle is fine with cats and other dogs showing absolutely no "other animal" aggression issues
Isabelle is also house trained and only had one "pee" accident since arriving

Isabelle sleeps through the night on her dog bed without any problems
Isabelle has free run of her foster home and is not crated at all even when her foster parents are not at home
and is a very well behaved girl
Isabelle has even started to pay some attention to " dog toys" and gave her foster mom her first kiss today while they were out
riding in the van doing errands :)
UPDATE 8.27.05
Isabelle has become a very loving and sweet girl with her foster mom. She is still a bit leary of her foster dad but doing much better than she was initially. Isabelle has started playing with dog toys and loves to run and play with the other dogs in her foster home. Isabelle especially likes playing with Mindi our deaf and blind Aussie puppy
Blake is always showering Isabelle with affection and kisses but Isabelle seems to prefer Zeus's company:)
Isabelle's ears have improved 100 fold since coming to CODA
Isabelle's skin lesions are almost completely healed
Isabelle's lick granulomas on her legs and paws are improving
Isabelle is putting on weight nicely and has a great appetite

UPDATE 9.4.05
Isabelle is making progress with her fear of men
Isabelle gave her foster dad a good morning kiss and a good night kiss today:)
UPDATE 10.04.05
Isabelle is a whole new dog since her arrival at CODA.
Isabelle lets her foster Dad leash her and take her for walks now
Isabelle is very comfortable with her foster dad now and only gets nervous if he raises his voice to correct one of the other dogs
Blake has won Isabelle over and she and Blake are best friends now and play endlessly
Isabelle has learned tug of war from Blake and they love to play tug of war with their big rope toy.
Isabelle walks perfectly on a leash.
Isabelle now rides nicely in the CODA van without reactive barking at passers by
Isabelle is re-living the puppyhood she never had and loves to spend her days playing with the other dogs and acting silly

UPDATE 6/10/06
Isabelle is doing fantastic and has become quite a loving dane girl
Isabelle especially enjoys the company of Zeus and her favorite spot is next to Zeus

Zeus and Isabelle have become quite the dynamic dane duo:)

WON'T YOU PLEASE HELP US HELP ISABELLE?
UNTIL A LOVING PERMANENT HOME CAN BE FOUND FOR HER?

If you can help us to defray the costs of saving Isabelle and helping with her medical bills
please click on the button below:

If you are interested in giving Isbaelle a loving home please fill out an adoption application

We are seeking a home for Isabelle that is a low activity home
Adult only home- homes with children will NOT be considered
(No homes with a lot of constant visitors or strangers coming in and out)
Isabelle will need a strong female figure in her life as she will bond to a woman the easiest
Isabelle would do well with a younger energetic large breed male dog as a companion and playmate
Isabelle is absolutely fine with cats and is very gentle with them
Isabelle also absolutely loves toy breed dogs but would do best in a home with no other female dogs!

ADOPTION APPLICATION

Isabelle's adoption fee is $300.00
ADOPTED
Isabelle has found her perfect new " mommy" and has a new dog brother named " Bill" the Weim
Isabelle will be living in Valley City Ohio with her new mom Sue and Bill

Happy Tails photo coming soon as we're getting Isabelle used to her new home slowly
She has spent several weekend stay overs with her new mom and should be moving home
full time very soon.
Issy is still working on getting to know her new human brother Matt since Issy isn't too fond
of male humans due to her previous severe abuse at the hands of a male " not so human" being.

Issy adores her new mom and is becoming very bonded to her but is still insecure around her new moms

22 year old son Matt who still lives in the home.

 

Or send check or money order to:

CODA
P.O. Box 44092
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144