Autumn is a very special girlie that was found when only a few months old. She was rescued by an animal volunteer who spotted her as she was driving on a mountain road with snowy mountains either side in the middle of nowhere . Mummy was nowhere to be seen. She was very malnourished & obviously very poorly the volunteer knew she had to get her to safety.

She stayed with this lady some months and during this time during a vet check it was picked up that Autumn had a heart issue. Some months after Autumn found herself forcibly removed to a local Turkish shelter. AFOT rescued Autumn along with a number of other dogs in October 26

The vague info we had on Autumn, was that she had some issue with her heart.
It was important for this little girls sake that we got this checked. Initial blood tests indicated she did have a heart issue, in order for us to get a diagnosis and possible prognosis we booked her in for an echocardiogram & all necessary tests to determine this.

Autumn was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and started
medication immediately which will probably need to be lifelong along with a special cardio diet.

Further tests in March 26 have shown that There has been a significant improvement in her cardiac function. The dimensions of her heart have approached normal limits. The vet feels that although there is obvious dilation, it has stabilized and her overall health and cardiac health currently are improving.

Autumn is such a lovely brave little girlie 🌺she doesn’t have a bad bone in her body, she is gentle sweet & shy 🌸and already trusts her carer Hakan, we hope & pray that someone will open their heart to Autumn she will need a quiet home with quiet (not lengthy) exercise and nothing excessive. She gets on well with other dogs and people and walks lovely on a lead. She will make a lovely companion.

Her new owner will continue with the meds which may be lifelong (& will be funded by AFOT). (She will need a special diet which can be discussed). We will also do another round of tests before she leaves for the UK so we have up to date medical history.

The voluntary adoption will be discussed along with any medical needs and funding with any potential adopter.

Our vet sees no reason why she can’t live a normal long life. We hope there is someone out there that will give her this chance.

Autumn is neutered, vaccinated, chipped, and has been tested for Brucella, Leishmaniasis, Anaplasma, Heartworm, and E-Canis before leaving Turkey along with proof of testing and signed vet letters.

If you think you could offer Autumn the forever home she’s been waiting for, please check out our adoption process via Adopting With AFOT. There, you’ll find everything you need to get started, including our adoption form. A home check is always carried out, and while there’s no fixed adoption fee, we do kindly ask for a voluntary donation to help with our ongoing rescue efforts.