**Coach is a 1 year old neutered male frenchie mix and he has been placed on medical final for 2 weeks from now, January 13th.** 

This is due to his history of **repeated rectal prolapses**. The shelter is unable to provide further care and has placed him on the euthanasia list.

He has had intermittent diarrhea in shelter, which can worsen risk of prolapse. Prolapse can occur from straining due to diarrhea or other causes of increased abdominal pressure (breed related respiratory changes). The stress of being in the shelter can also contribute to this unfortunately. 

He currently is on a prescription diet and an antibiotic that has been helping to keep his stool firm. This will likely need to be continued with monitoring from a veterinarian.

  
Due to his medical needs, Coach cannot be adopted or fostered through the shelter directly.   


**This does NOT mean that you can't help save Coach's life however.**

✨How can you help Coach? (A1398776) ✨

1. Spread the word that he is in need of rescue by January 13th.

By sharing at-risk animals to your social media, you can help them come across potential fosters or adopters. This makes such a huge impact and costs you nothing.



2. Submit a foster app with San Jose Animal Advocates.

 [**sjanimaladvocates.org/foster**](http://sjanimaladvocates.org/foster)

**NOTE:** Animals listed as final are generally not eligible for foster placement directly through the shelter. Instead, fostering would occur through a rescue group. SJAA is a volunteer-run networking group that can help connect rescues, fosters, and the shelter.



3. Make a pledge for rescue.

**Pledge:** a donation for a rescue group to pull the animal from the shelter and take on their care. Only to be fulfilled once the animal is confirmed safe. San Jose Animal Advocates' FB page is generally the best place to leave a comment mentioning your pledge (they don't have a post up on Coach yet, but will soon)

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I am not the shelter or San Jose Animal Advocates, but am a former shelter employee whose goal here is just to help at-risk animals make it out of the shelter. Thank you!

1 year old frenchie mix in need of rescue from SJ shelter by 1/13 to avoid euthanasia (medical reasons - rectal prolapse history)