A hundred-and-forty-pound dog is not a Labrador scaled up. Drug doses, anesthetic protocols, surgical positioning, even the exam table itself all change. Bloat and stomach torsion is the one that kills, it kills fast, and knowing what the early signs look like in a Dane specifically is the difference between life and death.
We work closely with Great Dane rescues across the southeast, and we foster. Dr. Cat is the president of Southern Style Great Dane Rescue, and also works with Water’s Edge Great Dane Rescue in South Carolina and Lucky Farms Animal Rescue in Tennessee.
Several of the Danes you will meet here came through rescue, and a few of them were adopted by members of the AHAH family and never left. Their photos are below.
For the rest of our rescue and community work, including the other breeds we have helped and the cats we look after locally, visit our In the Community page.
If you have adopted or fostered a Dane and need a vet who already knows the breed, call us on 770-972-7026.
American Heritage Animal Hospital treats Great Danes across Snellville and Gwinnett County. Dr. Cat McGinnis is the president of Southern Style Great Dane Rescue and has worked with Great Dane rescues in the southeast for over 14 years and knows the breed’s predisposed conditions well: gastric dilatation volvulus (bloat), dilated cardiomyopathy, wobbler syndrome, and the anesthetic and dosing adjustments a giant breed needs.
Dr. Cat has worked with Great Danes and Great Dane rescue for more than a decade. That much time with one breed makes a real difference: she knows the conditions Danes are predisposed to, the anesthetic and dosing adjustments a giant breed needs, and the early signs of the problems that turn dangerous fast. If you have a Dane in Snellville, this is the practice that already knows your dog before it walks in.
Interested in adopting a Dane? Dr. Cat is the president of Southern Style Great Dane Rescue! She also works with Water’s Edge Great Dane Rescue in South Carolina and Lucky Farms Animal Rescue in Tennessee. Check out Southern Style here.
Oliver
Marbles
Harvey
Adopted by Dr. Cat!
Harley
Solis
Betty White
Clifford
Darlene
Blue
Layla
Buddy
Adopted by Dr. Cat!
Reese’s Pieces
Adopted by Dr. Cat!
Willow