Ingrid (pictured here) is a cheery pit bull terrier that landed in the Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Shelter two years ago with a severe heart condition and a variety of other ailments. The good folks at Little Shelter were going to do whatever it took to get this sweet girl back in good health, even if it meant giving her Viagra. Wait, WHAT? Yes, vets say that Viagra increases the blood flow and keeps Ingrid's heart healthy. Viagra, at $10/day, is not a cheap medication for any cash-strapped shelter. Little shelter is now asking for charitable folks to come forward with some spare pills from their last prescription. According to LA Times Unleashed, "One woman donated her husband's stash to the dog because she suspected he was having an affair." Hey, whatever works. According to the NY Daily News, Ingrid came to their shelter two years ago, and they launched a very successful Viagra collection, but that supply has been almost completely depleted.
Ingrid is still looking for a home that can support her Viagra needs. With a daily little blue pill, she is expected to live a long normal life. Contact Little Shelter in Long Island if you have some spare pills, or room for a sweet bully. NY Daily News has another beautiful picture of her here.
While the treatment isn't yet mainstream for dogs, who'd have thought that female dogs like Ingrid would get their paws on Viagra before human women? FDA is currently considering extending Viagra availability to women, in fact, the Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee meets today to discuss the "little pink pill."
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