Sapphire ***RESCUE CENTER*** Pit Bull Terrier & Labrador Retriever Mix Aurora, CO

Sapphire is the bravest most deserving girl in need of a forever home that will adore, snuggle and love her.

The previous shelter thought that because her and her brother were the smallest that they were getting pushed out of the way during meals. They would both eat so fast that they would not be able to keep their meals down. Finally it was time to send to Colorado and pray that we could get some weight on them. When they first arrived they were so skinny and only weighed 10-11lbs but will all interventions were still having issues keeping food down.

We decided to go to the specialist and have a barium swallow study done and that is where we learned that these sweet babies had PRAA: Persistent Right Aortic Arch which is where the value doesn't seal off before birth and instead causes a strictrue in their esophagus allowing very minimal to make it down to the stomach at a time. Their foster was pureeing all of their meals into liquid consistency and using raised feeder bowls. We were beyond lucky to get approved for Surgery at CSU and on March 13th their luck changed forever.

The surgery was successful and that followed with a month of very slow changes to their eating patterns and texture. Sapphire is doing amazing with her feeding routine and is handling dry and wet food wonderfully. Sapphire is amazing in her kennel at her foster home overnight and during nap times daily. She would do well as a solo dog without any other animals and a person to play fetch with her. She loves to chase the ball or any toys in the yard and brings them back joyfully for another round of fun. She wants nothing more than unconditional love from her people/family. She's excellent in her kennel all night long or during nap time throughout the day and walks amazing on a leash as well. She truly deserves the best that this world has to offer.

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