Cayuga Dog Rescue ~ Magellan

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Magellan

SPONSOR ME!

Hello, my name is Magellan, and I am an 11-year old, male, Tricolor Beagle with a heart of gold. I was rescued from a regional shelter where I ended up after what everyone thinks must have been a very long journey. I was extremely thin, tired, and looked like "something the cat dragged in." The rescue folks are pretty sure that I was someone's outdoor hunting dog, and that I did not receive regular medical care or adequate nutrition throughout my life.

I'm in a loving CDR foster home now, and it's like I'm in heaven. I am fed nutritious food every day (plenty of it!), have wonderful soft beds to rest and sleep on, get loads of love and hugs and snuggles and attention, and have a fenced yard in which to wander around.

I am feeling loads better. Unfortunately, I have lung disease, which makes me cough a lot and sometimes it is difficult for me to get comfortable even on the plushest dog beds you have ever seen! I take medications everyday to make my chest feel better, to help my aging joints, and to help me get a good nights sleep. I am so appreciative for the care, but I hear my foster mom talk about how expensive it is, but she can't imagine a more deserving dog than I.

I am currently not neutered because the doctor says it is too risky to put me under anesthesia, but I am good boy and do all my marking outside. You know what else is incredibly great about my current life? I never have to be on a chain again! I get to roam around a big fenced yard and smell bunny trails to my heart's content!

Since I am still underweight, I get to have all the treats a Beagle could want, and I even get to sleep on the couch! The other day, I went for a short walk at the lake and really enjoyed wading in the water and laying on the dock in the sun and then taking a nap in the bushes!! (Isn't that a cute photo of me poking my head out of the bushes after my nap?) I could not ask for a better way to retire.

I hope that I get well enough to someday be adopted, but if that doesn't happen, CDR and my foster mom have promised that I can live out my days in my foster home. I'm so thankful.

Though I'm a little guy, I'm a pretty expensive little guy, and the rescue folks would be so appreciative if you could sponsor me and help with my care. $30 would buy some nutritious food and treats for me, $50 would cover some of my medications, and $100 would be used toward my bill at the vet for x-rays and blood work. If you can sponsor me at a $50 or higher level, my foster mom will be delighted to send you a monthly update on how I'm doing! You can sponsor me by sending a check made out to Cayuga Dog Rescue (write in the note section of your check that it's for me!) to:

Cayuga Dog Rescue
PO Box 722
Ithaca, NY 14851

OR you can make an online donation with a major credit card, e-check, or a Paypal account clicking on "Make a Donation":

Thank you so much for your generosity and caring. It does a boy good!

Sending snuggles to you,

Magellan

Because of the high rate of accidents between dogs and young children, we rarely adopt out our dogs or puppies into homes with young children. If you think your particular situation might warrant an exception, please feel free to inquire with us.