Arizona Golden Rescue

Ivy, now approaching two years old, is a beautiful purebred English Cream Golden who came to us in April of 2020. It has taken a year of procedures at AGR’s expense to improve her health and make sure she will be a wonderful family companion for a long time. We knew when she came into Rescue that she had ectopic ureters. Her original owner had spent considerable money just getting that diagnosis. He finally made the difficult decision that he could not continue funding her medical needs. Fortunately, AGR could. Ectopic ureters is a congenital abnormality of the urinary system causing urinary incontinence and apparently not uncommon in English Cream Goldens. After taking care of Ivy’s initial vetting and getting her vaccines updated at one of our wonderful partner veterinarians, we had her evaluated by Animal Health Institute at Midwestern University. We are really lucky to have this school of veterinary medicine in Glendale! Last June 2020, they did a cystoscopy and ablation procedure on her right ureter. Due to many urinary tract infections early in her life, she developed kidney disease and had episodes of vomiting. In August, she developed high temperatures and lethargy and was hospitalized again at AHI. In September, she was evaluated at AMSC. An MRI indicated inflammatory meningitis, which was confirmed by a cerebral spinal fluid test. Ivy was given medication and eventually recovered enough to have her left ureter fixed. After some further ups and downs medically, Ivy is finally on the mend. She was adopted by an adoptive couple who have also adopted 18-037 Kona. Dark brown Kona and cream-colored Ivy are fast friends and make a striking-looking pair.