Magnolia
Jackson, MIssissippi
Female
Age: 9 (DOB 11/29/2014 )
#26
HealthTBA
Adoption Donation: $TBA
Help us give a very big, gentle, warm welcome to sweet Magnolia 🤍 Magnolia was found stray in Mississippi by a Good Samaritan who thankfully contacted us so she could get the help she so desperately needs. We picked her up and brought her straight to the vet so she could receive some urgent care and begin to feel some relief. Her skin was so painful that she couldn’t tolerate being touched 💔 Her skin cytology was negative for mites and mange and so at this time we believe this to be a secondary bacterial infection likely from fleas/parasites and just straight neglect. She will see our veterinarian for her full intake vetting on Monday morning where we will send off a skin culture and full labwork and will get a better and more comprehensive picture of her health. She has now arrived to her foster home in Jackson, Mississippi 🏡 where she is settling in and will get a gentle medicated bath 🛁 and some topical care which should feel nice for her. Despite being so very uncomfortable for so long, we’ve already seen her wagging tail and appreciative eyes 💕 We are upset about the condition she is in but we also know that she is about to undergo the most amazing transformation ever and that her best life is yet to come, and for that we are really excited and happy for her! Let’s do this, Magnolia! We got you, girl! 💜
JULY 6 2024: Best sleep of her life 💤 Goodnight, Miss Magnolia 🤍
JULY 9 2024: Sweet dreams 💤 to our little budding Mississippi Magnolia 🌸 We will have a medical update to share with you tomorrow 💜
JULY 10 2024: If you missed it over the weekend, we welcomed in this sweet, neglected stray girl who we named Magnolia 🌸 . She had a microchip with outdated information but we learned that her date of birth is 11/29/2014, making her 9 years, 7 months old. Based on her very poor physical condition we feared the worst for her intake vetting, but ended up being pleasantly surprised! Whew! 🙌🏼
Because we don’t have any records or information on her, we sent off titer tests to check her immunity for distemper and parvo and are awaiting those results. She will get a rabies vaccination when she is healthy. What we did find was a spay surgery scar which we were very happy about! We also ran an in house heartworm test which we were so relieved to find was negative. We’ve sent another heartworm antigen test and tick borne illness test out to the lab just to confirm the negative reading and are still awaiting those results. We are also still awaiting her fecal test results.
Much to our surprise, and despite the skin infection and inflammation, her bloodwork was actually very good and her urinalysis was normal. We also found her eyes, knees, and hips to be clear and congenitally sound. However, like most older adult Cavaliers, she does have an audible heart murmur due to mitral valve disease (MVD), and so she will soon get an echocardiogram 🩺
As for the obvious - her skin - we gave her a cytopoint injection for relief and sent out a skin culture and sensitivity test so we can could learn exactly what kind of bacteria she has growing and what antibiotics it will respond best to. That way, we can be most targeted 🎯 and effective with the treatment and get this girl’s skin cleared up! While we await the skin culture results, we have started her on an oral antibiotic. She’s also receiving a topical antibiotic on her wounds and very much enjoying her medicated baths 🛁
26 pound Maggie Long Legs is settling beautifully into her foster home in Jackson, Mississippi 🏡 where she has claimed her spot on the big bed and in the Cavalier pack 🐾 . Despite her suffering and neglect, she has an amazing spirit and is one seriously tough chic! While it will take quite some time for her hair to grow back, we should be able to get her skin calmed down and cleared up rather quickly and are very excited for what’s sure to be a one awesome glow up! ✨
JULY 18 2024: Rescue is moving forward 🐾 Magnolia in Jackson, Mississippi is leaving her past life of neglect, homelessness, and suffering behind 🤍
AUGUST 3, 2024: It wasn’t even a month ago that we learned of poor Magnolia in Mississippi and welcomed her into our care. She had been found stray, in terrible shape, by a great samaritan who then contacted us so we could help. She has responding beautifully to the excellent love and care she is getting and in less than a month has had quite the glow up ✨ Check out these BEFORE ➡️ AFTER photos! On Monday, Magnolia will return to the vet for another skin culture to see if we still have any bacteria growing 🦠