Porcha is a 12 ½ year old stray that came to us on 30 May 2025 having been found on the streets.

 

Porcha has hair loss across a large part of her body and a pot belly. Our vet tests have confirmed she has Cushing's disease.

 

She is a lovely, friendly little staffie girl, and currently weighs 15.7 kilos.

 

The sort of home we are looking for:

• No dogs or cats in the home

• No children under the age of 8 years living in the home

• Access to the sofa for cuddles

• Not caged/crated in the home

• Access to her own private and secure garden (not shared/communal)

 

Things to consider

• We do not know if she is house trained, but she should be given the age, and the fact that she is clean in the kennel overnight and during the day.

• Information we have received from a third party is that she may have separation anxiety, and need to be with someone all the time. Though she calm and quiet in kennels, this differs greatly to a home environment.

 

Handling

A very friendly, easy to handle smaller staffie girl. She allowed us to easily fit her with one of our temporary harnesses with no effort at all. Initially not at all interested in regular treats, but showed a very clear fondness for bits of bacon and sausage donated by the local TJ’s Café.

 

Walking

Walks better on a shorter lead, by your side, and if given more lead she may weave left and right. Her first was a bit all over the place, but we can put this down to being in a completely new area. Subsequent walk found her to walk lovely, and she ignored dogs she passed.

 

Playing

Porcha has started to show interest in toys (see videos), particularly a tug toy, and a first use of a snuffle box (with regular treats in). She seems to have interest in a toy if you are engaged with, like a tug toy, but if you let go, or throw it, she loses interest.

 

Health

Porcha arrived with a lot of hair loss and pot belly. Initial checks by the local authority vet suggested hypothyroidism.

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At the vet visit on 30 May 2025, she had a good check over, her 1st restart vaccine, and her Kennel Cough vaccine. She will need some dental work, which we will likely complete before adoption. She has had blood tests done, and while hypothyroidism has been ruled out, unfortunately she has tested positive for Cushing's disease. This is a lifelong illness, that at the moment requires one 30mg Vetoryl tablet a day. This costs around £80 a month when bought directly from the vet, but can be purchased for as low as £57 a month, when bought online using a vets prescription (prices correct as of 10 June 2025).

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We are feeding her a good quality sensitive dry dog food, with squirts of salmon oil on each meal and her tummy and stools are all normal.

 

The adoption contribution for Porcha would normally be £225.00 but due to the long-term commitment of her medication we are wavering this, and only asking for a donation.

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