pancake

Pancake ACCT-A-221182 is currently considered urgent and at risk of euthanasia due to lack of space for incoming dogs, and length of stay. Pancake must have confirmed placement with an RESCUE PARTNER or ADOPTER by Wednesday, June 25th at 10 A.M. Should Pancake's medical or behavioral status change, her urgency and timeline for placement may also change.

Pancake arrived at ACCT Philly on May 24th. While her background before intake is unknown, she has made quite the impression with her lively and loving personality. Though still a bit of a puppy at heart, Pancake has quickly shown that she is brimming with affection, energy, and a strong desire to connect with people.

Pancake is an energetic and wiggly girl who thrives on attention and interaction. Volunteers have described her as sweet, easy to handle, and full of playful zest. She?s curious about the world, eager to explore, and sometimes gets a little bouncy with excitement, but always in an endearing, happy-go-lucky way. While she?s very people-friendly, Pancake has shown some reactivity around other dogs, particularly when passing by, and may do best in a home where she can be the only pet or have structured introductions to canine companions. She?s treat-motivated and leans in for affection, making her a rewarding companion for someone ready to offer consistency and love.

Videos:
*New* Meet timestamped Pancake: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uLy4Me1QBjs

Meet Pancake: https://youtu.be/-Nb7zFwWk1k

Playgroup 5/25: Pancake, Zina:
https://youtu.be/nniCRmwwFlE

On 6/18 during an ISO medical assessment, she was BAR, appetite was normal, respiratory rate was 18 with normal effort, and she ate her medication in wet food.

On 6/17 during morning medication, she was BAR with a normal appetite. Her respiratory rate could not be obtained as she would not get off the door while barking, but effort was normal. She ate her medication in a meatball.

On 6/16 during morning medication, she was BAR with a normal appetite. Respiratory rate could not be obtained as she was moving around and jumping due to stress, but effort was normal. She ate her medication in wet dog food.

On 6/16, Pancake's PCR test came back negative for pneumovirus.

On 6/16, Pancake was started on Trazodone due to signs of fear, anxiety, and stress. She had been observed with very high energy levels?jumping, barking, lunging at the kennel door, spinning in circles, and drinking more water than usual.

On 6/15 Pancake was noted that she may benefit from gabapentin or medication for very high energy levels most likely caused from anxiety or stress. within the last 48 hours any time medicating Pancake, she was observed with very high energy levels , jumping barking lunging at kennel door, spinning in circles . drinking a more than usual.

On 6/15 during morning medication, she was BAR with a normal appetite, respiratory rate was 42 with normal effort, and she took her medications in cheese.

On 6/14 during an ISO medical assessment, she was BAR and vocal, appetite was normal, respiratory rate was 36 with normal effort, and she ate her medication in wet food.

On 6/12 during an ISO medical assessment, she was BAR with a normal appetite. Respiratory rate could not be obtained due to jumping and barking, but effort was normal. She ate her medication in wet food.

On 6/10 during an ISO medical assessment, she was BAR with a normal appetite. Respiratory rate could not be obtained due to jumping and pacing, but effort was normal. She ate her medication in wet food.

On 6/9 during an ISO medical assessment, she was QAR with a normal appetite. Respiratory rate was 28 with normal effort, and she ate her medication in cream cheese.

On 6/7 during an ISO medical assessment, she was BAR with a normal appetite. Respiratory rate could not be obtained due to panting, overstimulation, and pacing, but effort was normal. She ate her medication in wet food.

On 6/6 in the evening, she was BAR with a normal appetite. Her respiratory rate could not be obtained due to being overly excited, but effort was normal.

On 6/6 in the morning, she was BAR but appeared stressed. Appetite was normal, respiratory rate could not be obtained due to panting and pacing, and effort was normal. She ate her medication in a meatball.

On 6/5 in the evening, she was BAR but anxious and stressed. Appetite was normal, respiratory rate could not be obtained due to excessive movement, and effort was normal. She ate her medication in cheese.

On 6/5, Pancake's PCR test came back positive for Pneumovirus.

On 6/3 during a medical assessment, she was BAR but very hyper and stressed. Appetite was normal, respiratory rate could not be obtained due to her activity level, and effort was moderate. She was given a cream cheese and wet food mixture for medication.

06/02 during a medical assessment, she was BAR, ate her food medication in a meatball. Was anxious/stressed. Resp. rate was 78 with moderate effort. She was very hyper.

Per volunteer 6/2/25: Pancake is the sweetest little wiggle worm you?ll ever meet. She has a hard time sitting still because she wants to explore everything but she?s easy to catch her attention when you need it. She might pull a little on the leash but only because she wants to get where you?re going so she can get to the leaning and the scratching. Such a cutie.

On 5/29, Pancake's PCR test came back positive for Pneumovirus.

On 5/28, pancake came down with an upper respiratory infection and was started on Doxycycline.

Per volunteer 5/28: Very sweet! Super easy on a leash and easy to handle all over. A little jumpy when she gets zoomed up but probably just wants to frolic and play. Pretty reactive when another dog walked by. Was easily redirected but kept going back to investigate. Very excited about the world!

05/26/2025
Standing at the front of the cage, She was very easy to leash and pulled mildly to the outside. Once outside, she was extremely wiggly, social, affectionate, and affiliative towards the handler.
She had a loose wiggly body with ears back and soft eyes for all body handling and solicited more.
No interest in player toys, intense, taking treats, but not grabby. Did not respond to any cues like sit or down.
She walked on a loose leash back to the kennel and resisted. Mildly going back in, some mild leash pressure was all her to walk in and removing the leash was easy.
Exp gold

05/25/2025 PGN Playgroup notes:
Reactive at the gate, vocal, pushy, herding other dogs, fixates

05/28/2025
Tech Exam: Canine URI
Flagged for URI during pre-surgical exam, removed from surgery schedule due to emerging URI symptoms
Assessment: Observed to have shelter-acquired upper respiratory infection (URI). Started on doxycycline and will be monitored.
Plan: Start doxycycline 100mg PO SID x 14 days; PCR collection 5/29

On 05/24/2025, during her initial intake exam, Pancake was noted to have slight tartar on her teeth, redness on her belly, and hair loss with redness on her lower back and tail. A malformed claw on her front left paw was also noted for further examination. Overall, she was BAR, very friendly, and wiggly.

Due to being significantly overcapacity with dogs and cats and higher than usual intake, extensions are unlikely to be granted. If you are interested in an animal please contact ACCT Philly immediately.

Due to limited space, timestamps may also be proceeded with early so it is imperative to let us know if you are considering adopting or tagging a dog or cat.

Confirmed placement is considered confirmation of an actual rescue pull. Possible placement, interested parties, and other \"TBD\" statuses are not considered confirmed and do not indicate an animal is no longer urgent.

ACCT Philly is located at 111 West Hunting Park Ave in Philadelphia. We are open for adoptions 7 days a week. Please visit www.acctphilly.org/adopt for details.

All animals at ACCT Philly are from Philadelphia, as the only open intake animal shelter in Philadelphia, we are not able to accept animals from outside of Philadelphia. ACCT Philly?s Pennsylvania kennel license number is 08313