Mrs Cleats

Mrs Cleats is an adoptable female Bullmastiff looking for a home at Maricopa County Animal Care & Control - West in Phoenix, Arizona. She is fully grown and large in size. She is currently on the shelter's euthanasia list with only 5 days left, listed due to medical. Adopting Mrs Cleats, or even sharing her story, could save a life before it's too late.

Requirements OLDER CHILDREN 12+ Recommendations GO SLOW FAMILY INTRODUCTION Memo 10/14/2026 10/14/26 14:11 Geriatric dog with multiple medical issues. If no outlet is found by 10/21/26, dog will be at risk for humane euthansia on 10/22/26. Dog may be humanely euthanized earlier if QOL declines. Evaluation Comments (Observations from our staff and volunteers) 10/11/2026 Easy to pull from kennel, Easy to return to kennel, Not interested in treats, Easy/Loose Leash, Calm, Ignored dogs when walking past kennels, Mrs. Cleats greeted me with some buffs then was happy to exit her kennel. In the yard, she spent much of her time exploring but came to me each time I called for her. She benefited from calm, polite interactions. 10/8/2026 Dog was lying down in kennel while trembling body. Opened kennel door & spoke softly to dog while placing leash. Slowly stood up & walked out of kennel with verbal coaxing. Would stop to sniff along walkway to small PY. Would stay next to handler for a few minutes while panting, looking around surroundings. Allowed petting on side of body without issues. Would shift head to side when being pet on head but would tolerate petting. Explored PY while sniffing nose to ground. Not interested in treats or toys. Would approach handler on own & when called over. Would start to pant heavy while having mouth wide open, leaning into handler while being pet on side of body. Picked up leash & walked back to kennel slowly while sniffing nose to ground. Would not enter into kennel on own, handler would fully step into kennel for dog to follow. Allowed leash removal to be done by hand without issues. *Based on intake & previous evaluation, placing OLDER CHILDREN 12+ as a REQUIREMENT. **Interested parties should be made aware of all medical notes. *Interested parties should be counseled on providing this dog with proper decompression time in a new home.  Allowing time to adjust is important for their comfort and well-being.  Adopters should be counseled on proper dog-to-dog introductions, which should only occur after the dog has fully decompressed. 10/7/2026 At front of kennel with tense body, stoic, stopped eating with some hard stares towards handler, lowered head and quick low growl, settled when leash was presented. Easy leash placement at front of kennel, exited with easy/slow leash pull behind handler all the way to small play yard, startled by reactive dogs in passing, tail tucked, wide eyed, some stop n go to sniff. In yard dog skin crawled when brushing leash on back, would spend most of evaluation sniffing intensely around yard with tail tucked and tense body, slowly explored around yard, would tolerate petting on back when near handler but did not solicit attentions, no interest in treats offered or tossed near. Distant from handler for majority of evaluation, no interest in dogs/staff walking passed yard, continued to sniff intensely until end of evaluation dog approached handler with tucked slow wagging tail, heavy wide mouth panting, wide eyed, lowered head and accepted pets on head, would sit next to handler panting and scanning environment, little eye contact with handler. Slowly followed handler to exit, slow and easy leash pull behind handler back to kennel, walked into kennel on own, able to slowly remove leash by hand with no issues. 10/4/2026 Requesting full evaluation based on field/activity notes. 10/3/2026 Came up to K9 barking and snarling. K9 stood its ground and hard stare as ACO got close to K9. K9 continue to growled and bark. Did not allow easy leash placement; jumped and thrashed when leash was place and was able to slip out. Attempted to leash K9 again and K9 thrashed slightly on the leash. Did not want to walk to truck, so ACO used light leash pressure to motivate K9 to walk. Allowed petting on body and allowed to be pick up, with no restraint, and place into truck kennel. Growled at ACO when opening truck kennel. Growled when checking for a microchip 10/3/2026 Walked onto ramp on leash, soft body, wagging tail, tolerated vaccines with light restraint, walked to kennel on leash Medical Treatments 10/15/2026 10/15/26 09:18 Brief exam due to contagious respiratory disease in the shelter. BAR. BCS 5/9. RR 30, no dyspnea. Coughing and mucoid nasal exudate. Ate but regurgitated a little. Normal feces in kennel. No change in other findings from yesterday. Dog is currently on the portal. Suspect CIRDC. Start doxycycyline 300 mg po sid x 7 days. Move to isolation. 10/14/2026 10/14/26 14:04 Pre-op OVH sx exam P is BAR, friendly; BCS: 7/9 EENT: LS OU with no blepharospasm or ocular discharge. Mild erythema with several small scabbed lesions along medial pinnas AU Dental: Grade 3/4 periodontal disease with several worn and broken teeth Cardio/Resp: Heart rate and rhythm normal; no murmurs auscultated. Normal bronchovesicular lung sounds bilaterally; eupneic GI: Abdomen soft to firm, nonpainful on palpation; mildly distended Derm: Bilateral mammary masses (~1–2\" circumference) along caudal L and R mammary chains. Multiple additional small dermal and SQ masses scattered throughout hair coat. Bilateral elbow calluses; nails overgrown Neuro: Normal mentation Musc/Skel: Ambulatory x4 with no obvious ataxia or lameness observed L/N: Popliteal lymph nodes are significantly enlarged and firm on palpation. Mild enlargement of left submandibular LN, right is WNL. Inguinal and prescapular LN's palpate WNL Urogenital: Bilateral caudal mammary masses as described above; pendulous mammary development, enlarged vulva, no discharge noted A: - Bilateral mammary masses – r/o: mammary neoplasia (benign vs malignant) - Multiple dermal/SQ masses – r/o: benign cutaneous neoplasia vs malignant neoplasia - Peripheral lymphadenomegaly – r/o: reactive/inflammatory changes vs neoplastic involvement - Grade 3/4 periodontal disease with worn/broken dentition - Mild bilateral pinnal dermatitis – r/o superficial trauma vs allergic dermatitis - Lenticular sclerosis OU - Mildly distended abdomenbesity, BCS 7/9 - Overgrown nails and bilateral elbow calluses P: - Canceled spay surgery today; no surgery at MCACC - Dog is not availble for PUFA or foster. Dog needs transfer to an urgent medical New Hope only partner for further evaluation and treatment including diagnostics/workup for multiple mammary masses and to determine cause of enlarged lymph nodes. If no outlet by COB on 10/21/26, dog is at risk for humane euthanasia on 10/22/26, sooner if QOL declines 10/14/2026 10/14/26 16:58 mucoid n/d observed during PM tx cd 10/14/2026 10/14/26 10:54 K9 NIK during AM tx due to being in surgery, moved morning dose of Cephalexin cd 10/6/2026 10/06/26 10:19 k9 appears to have trouble getting over guillotine. Slow to rise, stiff gait JNR 10/6/2026 10/06/26 14:53 BAR BCS 7/9 MM-pink, CRT<2sec. Grade 2 dental tartar. EEN-WNL H/L-WNL HR 70, RR 40, eupneic Derm-abrasion on lateral left hock M/S-readily rose. No discomfort or pain on manipulation of limbs. Walked outside of kennel, no lameness observed. Neuro-WNL Urogenital-NE Assessment: overweight, adult female Plan: will need follow up with family vet to set up and monitor a weight loss plan. 10/4/2026 10/04/26 06:26 - exam performed 10/03/26 ~17:45 Targeted exam S/O: Gen - BAR, BCS 7/9, timid but tolerant of handling EENT - Eyes clear and free of discharge/redness. Nose clean and free of discharge. External ears are free of discharge/redness. Oral - Mild to moderate generalized tartar and gingivitis. H/L/MM - Normal respiratory rate and effort. No coughing or sneezing. No stertor, no stridor. Mucous membranes pink and moist with CRT<2s. UROGEN - Adult mammary development. No vulvar discharge. INTEG - Interdigital erythema x 4 (forepaws>hindpaws). Hyperkeratosis of some digit pads. NEURO - Normal mentation. A: - interdigital dermatitis (forepaws > hindpaws): r/o allergies as underlying contributing factor P: - cephalexin 750mg PO q12h x 14d - medically okay to PUFA 10/3/2026 Nobivac 3-Rabies, manufactured by Zoetis, Serial number: 885461 administered SQ, R lateral hip, by BJ supervising veterinarian ST. Nobivac Canine 1-DAPPv, manufactured by Merck, Serial number: 02121B42A administered SQ, R lateral shoulder by BJ Nobivac Intra-Trac3, manufactured by Merck, Serial number: 00541534B administered IN by BJ Bravecto (fluralaner) for dogs >44-88lb (1000mg) 1 tube of topical solution applied in multiple spots between shoulder blades and along back by BJ Reapply after three months. In-Kennel Behavior Rounds No In-Kennel Behavior Rounds Memos Bite History No recorded bites Name: Mrs Cleats Animal ID: A5172603 Breed: GRAY/WHITE AM PIT BULL TER Sex: Female Age: 7Y 0M Weight: 68.2 lbs Kennel: West Kennel, Wing F - 188 Intake Date: 10/3/2026 Deadline Date: 10/22/2026