Dog Needs Viagara Donations To Stay Alive
Have extra Viagra pills lying around the house? If you do, then Ingrid, a 4-year-old pit bull, needs them.
Ingrid was rescued in April by a Long Island animal shelter after being near death from heartworms. A vet suggested giving Viagra to Ingrid to keep her blood vessels open.
“We were really worried she wouldn’t make it,†Stein said during a phone interview with WNBC.com. “There was such a turnaround after or week or so of the Viagra; she just became a new dog. She perked up and was lively, just like any other dog.â€
More on Ingrid and how Viagra has saved her life after the jump.
From wnbc.com:
Now, the shelter is seeking Viagra donations from local residents to help keep Ingrid alive. The shelter cannot afford to pay $10 for each Viagra pill that Ingrid needs on a daily basis.
“If 200 people could send us just one pill, that would be good for seven months,†Stein [a spokesperson for the shelter] said.
Stein said that when Ingrid is adopted, the shelter will provide a lifetime supply of Viagra to the owner.
The shelter is also accepting cash donations to purchase the little blue pills.
“Ingrid is a sweetheart of a dog that anyone would be proud or happy to own,†Stein said.
July 1st, 2007 at 6:28 am
didn’t know that viagara would be good for that!
July 1st, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Does this mean that Ingrid still has heartworms living in her heart/arteries?? Won’t they continue to increase in number? Is she contagious to other dogs because of the heartworm? I am not knowledgable on the subject…can someone enlighten me?
July 1st, 2007 at 5:13 pm
No more heartworms, but her heart is damaged because of them. The first link above, http://www.itchmo.com/read/via....._20070529, explains more.
July 1st, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Thanks, PBL! :)
July 3rd, 2007 at 3:50 am
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