Thread: Senior, Blind, Deaf And Sick Dog Finds A Forever Home

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Jul 23, 2021 12:00 PM EDT

A lot of us in this community have pets - cats, dogs, parrots, and all the animal in between. We love animals. And we have animals because we love them and want to give them the best lives they can possibly have. But how far would we really go to take care of an animal? It's not easy, even if they're young and healthy. But adopting a senior pet, a blind pet, a deaf pet, or a sick pet is whole other kind of challenge.

And what if one pet is all of those things together? Meet Nannoo.

Nannoo's owner has recently passed away, and her family surrendered her to Nashville Humane. The shelter attempted to give her the best life they could, but nothing can really replace a forever home. Honestly, we are not sure that we would have been able to take on the task of adopting this dog, so we are truly thankful to MrPuckett for doing it and sharing the story with the world.

We hope this wonderful senior doggo lives a long life, as healthy as can be, getting all the pets and snacks it could want.

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"A brand new Puckett"

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"Hi everyone, I'm MrPuckett"
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"Some of you know that these are my two amazing dogs, but you might not know that our family looks a little different all of a sudden"
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"Meet Nannoo

15 years old, blind, deaf, heart disease, arthritic, skin infections, and her owner recently passed away

Their family surrendered the dog to Nashville Humane, where I saw her posted on social media"
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"She was an absolute mess, and they were working hard to try and give her some kind of quality of life at the shelter"
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"I had never really considered adding another dog to the family, but for some reason I couldn't stop thinking about this one

3 days after I saw Nannoo posted on Instagram, I went to Nashville Humane to adopt her to try to give her the best life possible"
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"Music by @jstaff24"
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"It was a tough first day at home for blind and deaf Nannoo, bumping into everything and trying to figure out where she was

She slept over 20 hours that first day, but on day 2 we took her out for her first adventure"
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"She could barely stand up, so PJ's old stroller came in handy

She can experience all of Nashville with us like this, and get out for mini walks every once in a while"
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"Mini walk #1!

It's getting a little easier each day - with consistent practice, a great diet and new supplements - it seems like most of the pain she was in when she first came home is almost non-existent now"
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"The stroller was scary for her at first, but she eventually learned to love it

We've been sharing her daily adventures on Instagram stories

https://www.instagram.com/twopucketts/"
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"Every day she walked a little bit more than the day before

In the week that she's been home, she's gone from stumbling only a few steps up to walking over 6 blocks at a time!!!!"
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"The Pucketts eventually accepted her as well, and we gave her a nickname that she deserved...

Nanna Puckett."
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"It's been an amazing transformation in only 7 days

A dog that could barely stand up is now jumping on all my furniture and walking around Nashville like a boss

It's like a completely different dog."
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"The vets don't think she'll make it a full year, they call me her "hospice home"

But with all this progress, it's hard not to be a little excited that maybe she'll have more time left."
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"Whether she lives for a couple of years or just a couple weeks, I promised that we would show her more love than she ever thought possible.

Welcome home Nanna Puckett, you're doing an amazing job so far.

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I made a 15 minute video about her first week at home if you'd like to see more

https://youtu.be/8C7KaWR13l8

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Hope everyone is doing well, have a beautiful day"

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