Nina Update — 25 November 2015
Nina has made a full recovery following her dental surgery, has now been spayed, and is officially ready to find her forever home. Her progress has been wonderful to watch. She walks nicely on a leash and is beginning to play with her foster brothers and sisters, even though she is still learning what it means to be a dog. Having spent long stretches isolated with little contact from people or other animals, she is understandably cautious — but she is coming along beautifully. She is not fond of cats, though she gets along well with dogs.
Update on Nina — 9 October 2026
Nina visited the vet on Tuesday, 6 October, one week after her dental surgery. Her mouth is healing nicely, but in the day before the appointment we noticed she was sneezing and hacking more than usual. We raised this with Dr. Ferreira, who could not see anything unusual in her mouth. She felt it was most likely a sinus reaction or mild infection brought on by the number of teeth extracted and the overall condition of her mouth. Nina was prescribed Chlorpheniramine 4 mg every 12 hours, and her sneezing and hacking have dropped considerably, so the treatment appears to be working well. Another follow-up is scheduled in two weeks.
She has not been spayed yet, as she is still recovering from her dental work and the vet preferred not to combine both procedures at once. We will wait until Nina is fully healed before she goes under anesthesia again.
Her behavior has improved enormously. She is no longer afraid to come into the house, she has started barking, and she wags her tail. She eats really well! She still refuses to urinate on grass, which will likely take a little more time. When I collected her, she had been living in a concrete-paved backyard with no grass in sight, which explains the behavior we see now. Nina is also adjusting to daily walks, which we hope will help with her grass issues. She gets along well with other dogs but is very curious about cats and tends to chase them — we will keep working with her on that.
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