Houston Littlewish

	Breed	English Bulldog Mix
	Color	Black, Yellow / Tan / Blond / Fawn
	Age	Adult
	Gender	Male
	Size	Medium
	Coat Length	–
	Adoption Fee	–

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Yesterday, we happened to be in the right place at the right time. We were at an upstate shelter partner picking up two sweet pups we had previously tagged when we asked to walk around and meet some of the others. Sadly, like many shelters across the state, they are overflowing and unfortunately many  dogs are being euthanized due to the overcrowding. Not a single soul is safe. We could go into so many different rants about that but the focus of the post is these two. When walking around, we came across several dogs from a horrific hoarding case where they were being locked in cages and used to make money. When we heard their story and saw their conditions our stomachs were in knots. Although we’ve been extremely limited on open foster homes we had to help them. Both are some type of frenchie/bulldog mixes and clearly bred for the “pocket look. First thing first was some new names, so without further intro meet Huston Littlewish (male black) and Muriel Moonthistle (tan female) They were so incredibly shut down and didn’t even want to move a muscle. Upon leaving the shelter it was evident just how bad their health was. While holding Huston, you can FEEL his heart bounding irregularly & working in the vet field we can tell you that’s not a good thing. Huston will need a work up with our vet and more than likely a cardiology specialist. Both babies are EXTREMELY emaciated and you can count every rib they have. Both of their ears are covered in fly bites and they are desperate for some serious TLC. While these two were unexpected we couldn’t turn away knowing they were still in danger. We have a long road ahead of us but we’re committed to showing these two just how incredible life is going to be from here on out. With everything they’ve been through they have shown nothing short of love and happiness. I like to think they know that they’re finally safe. They’ll do anything to crawl and sleep in your lap. It’s hard to take pictures of them because they just want to be by your side. They’re great with the other dogs & highly food motivated. We would LOVE to get them into foster homes where they can continue to decompress and get all the love while we fix them up.
Update 7/2/2024: Our sweet little  Houston went and saw the cardiologist after our regular vet diagnosed him with serious heart disease. After an echocardiogram it was shown that our sweet little man, who’s life has only started has such severe aortic stenosis that his prognosis is not great. Poor Houston has a very high chance of passing away in the next two years. If he makes it through, as we pray he will, he will then be at risk for developing right sided heart failure due to how hard his heart is going to have to work. Unfortunately due to how severe his disease is, surgery is not an option at this time. We have started medications to help his little heart and he has done wonderfully. Houston is the littlest love bug but has so much love for everyone he meets. Houston loves other  dogs and does well with kitties! Due to his heart disease it is best he lives a low key lifestyle to keep his heart rate down. No big adventures in the future for this guy. ( Although a fun bucket list trip wouldn’t be a bad idea) Houston clearly needs a very special family who is going to look past his medical conditions and give him all the love in the world while he can get it! Medically he just needs to take his medication once a day for life (its around $30 a month and an echocardiogram of his heart every year) If interested in giving our sweet boy a forever home apply today via our website at www.dustytailsanimalrescue.org