| Ginger |
Meet Ginger, she was found as a severely emaciated
stray in Alabama. The kind people who found her could
not keep her so they asked Above & Beyond for help.
Ginger is an orange & white spayed female English
Setter between 6-7 years old. Ginger came to her
foster home under 27 pound she is now at a healthy 39
pounds.
stray in Alabama. The kind people who found her could
not keep her so they asked Above & Beyond for help.
Ginger is an orange & white spayed female English
Setter between 6-7 years old. Ginger came to her
foster home under 27 pound she is now at a healthy 39
pounds.
Ginger is a very sweet girl that loves one on one
time with her foster mom. Each day she is with
us, her shell opens a little more. She enjoys her
stuffed toys and will from time to time ask that
you play fetch with her. When asked to “out”
the toy, she is willing to give it to you but
sometimes does not retrieve if you toss it. She
seems to understand “leave it” except when it
comes to my small pets. Ginger is crate trained
and will need one of her own in her new home;
she likes her den and is content to be in it. She
has not gotten on the furniture; she will just put
her front feet in your lap for cuddles. I’ve
invited her up but she is happy to just keep her
back feet down.
time with her foster mom. Each day she is with
us, her shell opens a little more. She enjoys her
stuffed toys and will from time to time ask that
you play fetch with her. When asked to “out”
the toy, she is willing to give it to you but
sometimes does not retrieve if you toss it. She
seems to understand “leave it” except when it
comes to my small pets. Ginger is crate trained
and will need one of her own in her new home;
she likes her den and is content to be in it. She
has not gotten on the furniture; she will just put
her front feet in your lap for cuddles. I’ve
invited her up but she is happy to just keep her
back feet down.
While in temp foster care trying to put on weight for her
trip to Iowa it was found that Ginger is diabetic. Like with
human diabetes, she will need to be kept on a strict diet,
she eats only Wellness Core, even for treats; a exercise
routine and have glucose level checked. She eats and gets
an insulin injection every 12 hours. You can tell that she
has spent a lot of time at the vet’s office. When removing
her spay stitches they have not even had to hold her, she
stood there and let them take them out. She holds very
still for her insulin making it very easy for beginner like her
foster mom is. This little girl will need someone that can
keep her on a schedule/routine, for that is the key to keep
her healthy and happy. Ginger has been around my 2 ½
year old niece and will even let the toddler hold her when
we draw blood for her glucose testing. She is a very laid-
back patient and very easy to handle. To keep costs
down, I buy her insulin and syringes all at Wal-Mart. I
spend $25 monthly on insulin and $13 every 50 days on
syringes (I never reuse needles). For her test strips I
shop around on-line, I like to test weekly; the last order
was $36 (free shipping) for 50 strips.
trip to Iowa it was found that Ginger is diabetic. Like with
human diabetes, she will need to be kept on a strict diet,
she eats only Wellness Core, even for treats; a exercise
routine and have glucose level checked. She eats and gets
an insulin injection every 12 hours. You can tell that she
has spent a lot of time at the vet’s office. When removing
her spay stitches they have not even had to hold her, she
stood there and let them take them out. She holds very
still for her insulin making it very easy for beginner like her
foster mom is. This little girl will need someone that can
keep her on a schedule/routine, for that is the key to keep
her healthy and happy. Ginger has been around my 2 ½
year old niece and will even let the toddler hold her when
we draw blood for her glucose testing. She is a very laid-
back patient and very easy to handle. To keep costs
down, I buy her insulin and syringes all at Wal-Mart. I
spend $25 monthly on insulin and $13 every 50 days on
syringes (I never reuse needles). For her test strips I
shop around on-line, I like to test weekly; the last order
was $36 (free shipping) for 50 strips.
After getting Settered in at her foster home and started
putting on weight, a mammary tumor was found during
a bath. That tumor was removed and sent to Iowa
State University for testing. It was benign and her
outlook is very good.
Ginger needs regular exercise and will do best as an only
pet or with another larger male canine. She can be a
little bossy with the other dogs. Ginger has a very high
prey drive so a secure fence is recommended, she does
good with our 4.5 foot chainlink fencing. If you have
squirrels she will spend her afternoons watching them
and thinking of ways to get them. She does not seem
to care about the birds but small animals get her
moving, we believe this is because she had to hunt for
her own food for a while. She has very selective hearing
and will not recall if her eyes are on a squirrel or cat. She
is not cat friendly.
Please look at her “Sponsor Me” page to see her when
she got to her foster home.
Sponsor Me Page
Ginger is spayed and up to date on vaccines. She is in
foster care in Iowa.
putting on weight, a mammary tumor was found during
a bath. That tumor was removed and sent to Iowa
State University for testing. It was benign and her
outlook is very good.
Ginger needs regular exercise and will do best as an only
pet or with another larger male canine. She can be a
little bossy with the other dogs. Ginger has a very high
prey drive so a secure fence is recommended, she does
good with our 4.5 foot chainlink fencing. If you have
squirrels she will spend her afternoons watching them
and thinking of ways to get them. She does not seem
to care about the birds but small animals get her
moving, we believe this is because she had to hunt for
her own food for a while. She has very selective hearing
and will not recall if her eyes are on a squirrel or cat. She
is not cat friendly.
Please look at her “Sponsor Me” page to see her when
she got to her foster home.
Sponsor Me Page
Ginger is spayed and up to date on vaccines. She is in
foster care in Iowa.
