06/03/2026
UPDATE: Due to all the requests to adopt our sweet Oz and to allow him to settle into his forever home rather than his foster home, we have decided to make Ozzie adoptable. Check him out at https://scdr.org/adopt-norcal The application link is beneath his bio.
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We occasionally reach out about dachshunds posted on Craigslist. We often find owners that are thrilled to have rescue's assistance in rehoming.
Ozzie was one such dog. When we picked him up, we learned that he was cryptorchid. Both testicles were not just undescended, but they were high up in his abdomen. This increases a dog's chance of getting cancer, so it is important they be removed. Because this was a complicated case, we had to do the surgery at a full service vet. At the last minute this morning, we impulsively asked for an add on dental so that we could more quickly make Ozzie adoptable. (Otherwise he had to wait until the end of August for his scheduled more affordable dental appointment). His teeth looked pretty good so we all (Vet included) thought this would be easy.
Once they had him under anesthesia, they discovered he had a severe fracture/break in the jaw . (Calcification showed this happened months ago and not on rescue's watch! ) Turns out that tiny Ozzie is thin because eating hurts! He is low energy and quiet because he has been in pain! We were asked if we wanted to have them wire his jaw to fix the problem. Was there any answer other than yes?
So while we started the day thinking we could make Ozzie adoptable soon, now he has to wait for his jaw to heal. Then he will go under anesthesia again to remove the wire.
While we are sharing this peek at him, we are not yet ready to discuss his forever home. We had been joking that he was hardly more work than a stuffed toy, not realizing that we were only seeing a shadow of the real Ozzie. Now we need to learn who he is when he is pain free.
