Adoption information
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About Romeo
Romeo is a sweet cuddly little man looking for a special home. Romeo is a special needs boy who is totally blind.
Romeo was a long-term victim of a puppy farm, and was rescued by the RSPCA and transferred to us for ongoing care. For Romeo's medical conditions, we are simply too late to "fix" but we can offer him supportive care and comfort. The goal for Romeo is a gentle, understanding home for him to retire to.
Romeo has luxating patellas but due to extensive degenerative joint disease and his age, we feel it is not fair to put him through invasive surgery. He is receiving regular pentosan injections and gabapentin.
Romeo has cataracts and we had planned for him to have specialist surgery to remove these. We were so disappointed to discover Romeo has no retinal function so surgery would be redundant. Romeo is blind and he has a script for eye drops that he can take during periods where his eyes show irritation. He is excellent to medicate.
Romeo has a sensitive stomach and needs a good quality diet. Incredibly, despite having very few teeth, he loves his dog kibble and would prefer this over soft food any day.
Medical notes
All Chihuahua Rescue Queensland dogs have been fully health checked by our vets. We offer a free post-adoption health check with Greencross Vets at Chermside, Jindalee, Browns Plains or Indooroopilly hospitals. This gives you the opportunity to talk directly to the vet about any questions you may have. We provide all veterinary records for each dog, including copies of blood tests, any relevant X-rays and medical notes.
All Chihuahua Rescue Queensland dogs are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. We test all our dogs for heartworm and treat them with regular parasite prevention.
Romeo's medical notes are coming soon.
Adoption details
Chihuahua Rescue QLD Inc. is not a first to apply rescue group.We re-home our dogs based on the best possible family we can find them.
The first step to adopting a dog from us is to fill out an expression of interest form.
We encourage you to provide as much detail as possible about your family and your home as this helps us make sure we match you with the most suitable dog.
This form can be found at the following address: http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/Kczrs885x4lq3N9u4mQhca
Due to the large volume of inquiries we are unable to respond to all applications. If you are considered suitable for the dog you have applied for you will be contacted witihin one week of applying.
Please note: we do not organise any meet and greet without a completed expression of interest form.
Our adoption process involves:
1) Completing online application form - only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
2) Arranging a meet and greet with the dogs foster carer, after which we ask you to take 24 hours to make a decision about whether you want to adopt this dog
3) A brief home visit and yard check from one of our volunteers
4) Adoption trial spanning four weeks.
We ask that you pay the dogs adoption fee at the beginning of the adoption trial, however this will be refunded if for any reason the dog is not working out in your home within the four week period. We offer a four week adoption trial to make sure that you have plenty of time for your new dog to settle into your home and so we can offer you full support during this period and beyond.
We offer a free health check with our vets at Indooroopilly, Browns Plains, Jindalee or Kedron vet clinic after you’ve adopted your dog and every dog in our care is up to date with all vet work.
This pet has been adopted and found love with its new family.
The rescue group has removed this pet and it is no longer available for adoption.
The rescue group is no longer taking adoption applications for this pet.
