Development TRANSFORMATION OF THE YEAR Meet Porkchop, now Hammy, who has shown true strength and shown us all what it means to perservere. Hammy came to SafeHaven as an owner surrender case at the end of March 2021 severely underweight and emaciated. He had been vomiting and losing weight for months. He was also dehydrated. The medical team immediately started him on IV fluids and anti-nausea medication and started feeding him small amounts of a bland diet frequently. They took x-rays and also found some small stones in his stomach. Needless to say, Hammy needed our help. Of course, we were happy to bring him into our care.
Hammy stayed at SafeHaven for several weeks and, ultimately, was taken home to be fostered by none other than our Foster Care Coordinator, Scarlett. Luckily, we all still got to see Hammy as Scarlett began bringing him into the office on the days she was working. He was an office dog deep down, after all.
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By the end of April, his health had improved so much and he was doing so well that we were able to neuter him and prepare him for adoption. But he wasn't headed to the adoption floor anytime soon. Scarlett had fallen for Hammy, and Hammy for Scarlett. She officially became a 'foster failure' and adopted Hammy on April 28th. Here is what his new mom had to say when we asked for an update:
"He loves the sunshine and is always ready to take a walk. He is bouncy, and funny, and loves to play tug-of-war with toys. He is getting lots of great human and animal socialization and will sleep anywhere you put a blanket or jacket! He rides in the car so calmly. He has young puppy energy first thing in the morning, but takes himself to bed around 9pm just like his new brother."
