| Charlotte came into the rescue system April
26, 2001. She was discovered in the Table Mountain Shelter in the foothills
above Denver. A woman brought her in along with a companion and told the
shelter workers that Charlotte and her friend had been abandoned at a
boarding kennel in Parker, Colorado. The shelter people told us that
Charlotte was around 4 years old and had all her shots. In reality Charlotte
was more like 8 to 9 years old and had only had bordetella.
Charlotte was
immediately picked up by our CWVRG member from Colorado Springs to be
evaluated and fostered. She was taken to one of our vets for our standard
pre-foster check-up, tests, and vaccinations. We discovered that Charlotte
was intact and most likely had cancer in the mammary glands. We had a biopsy
preformed and it was positive. We checked all the alternatives and decided
to give Charlotte a chance and we gave the vet the go ahead to do the
surgery and have her spayed at the same time.
Before the surgery she was kind of a cranky girl and didn't get along too
well with other dogs. After the surgery and recovery she is like a new girl.
She has a new lease on life. She is a happy girl and seems to enjoy life a
lot better. She even is playing with the other dogs in her foster home.
July 1, 2001 - After nearly 3 months in her foster home, her foster
parents, Kara & Tim, realized that Charlotte had found a home with them.
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