Italian Greyhound Rescue Foundation of Ohio

03/23/2026

Anyone interested in a small indoor play date at Chasing Trails in Parma OH? Nothing planned yet. Our local volunteer is just putting out feelers.

Chasing Trails is a small indoor play area.
Max attendees = 8
Must be vaccinated

https://www.facebook.com/share/1PV2eiJUy6/

📍Parma, Cleveland, OH
🐶 DOG ENRICHMENT CENTER
🐕 PLAY + ENRICHMENT GROUPS
🐾 100% PRIVATE DOG GYM SESSIONS

01/13/2026

Calling all Iggy Lovers in the Columbus OH area. There is a sweet Iggy girl named Lucy who went missing on Jan 9th in Dublin. We’ve gotten a flyer her Mama made and are posting it here - please share!

If you can help Barb either with searching or passing out flyers, her number is on this flyer and you can reach out to her directly.

11/05/2025

FOUND AND HOME SAFE! ❤️🐾❤️

MISSING IG - COLUMBUS OH

Flash is a young male black & white Italian Greyhound (weighs about 10lbs) that got loose from his yard on E Woodrow Ave in Columbus OH.

He was last seen heading towards Parsons Ave.

Flash is wearing a black collar and is dragging his black leash that is attached to his collar.

IF SEEN PLEASE CONTACT:

C: 614-641-0174 or C: 630-370-9306

06/10/2025

PUPDATE: Luna has been found and is home safe!! ❤️❤️❤️

PLEASE SHARE!!

Lost IG near Parma Ohio. Lulu is a 6yo grey and white Italian Greyhound, and is about 15lbs and is spayed.

Lulu was last spottef after she went missing on Sunday night, June 8th. She was being dog sat near Ackley Road in Parma, and was last seen about 90min after she went missing Sunday evening, near West Ridgewood and State Road near Padua High School in Parma.

12/07/2024

Hello Italian Greyhound Lovers!
IGRF Ohio wants to introduce our newest foster Iggy......Serafina!

Serafina is about 7-8yo and came into rescue at no fault of her own, as she came in as a shelter transfer where she'd been brought in as a stray. No owners came forward and due to our amazing partnership with this shelter, we were able to pick up Sweet Serafina on Monday morning. She is such a sweet little girl and we are so excited to help her on her way to her new best life!

Almost immediately however after bringing her home, her foster mom noticed some concerning abnormal bruising across her lower abdomen, ge****ls, thighs and some creeping up her chest. Thankfully we acted fast and brought her to the emergency vet and after an exam, bloodwork and chest xrays and a abdominal ultrasound, and various tests for tick-born illnesses to rule cancer etc.......the amazing vets found that she had little to no platelets. Serafina has officially been diagnosed with ITP - Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia.

Diagnosis and treatment of ITP is VERY EXPENSIVE and so far we have incurred roughly $8000 in veterinary bills for Serafina so far. Thankfully her platelet count on Friday 12/6 reached just over 30,000 so she was discharged from the hospital, but she will require weekly platelet checks and will be on multiple daily medications for the foreseeable future to manage her ITP properly. And this is even before we can have her spay and dental done, which will probably be another $1500 as she will need multiple extractions too for dental disease - but will not be done until she is 100% stable.

This fundraiser auction will end on Friday, December 13th at 5pm pacific time.

Each item in this album has a starting bid price listed. Please list your bid price in the comment section on the pictures of the item(s) you are interested in. Please do not post your bids on the general comments for this album.

Shipping will ONLY be within the Contiguous United States - sorry no territories, Alaska or Hawaii shipping.

Shipping will be calculated per auction item winner at the end, as historically people bid and win more than one item. We will combine the items into one shipping box, and will ship via USPS Priority Mail so it includes tracking and insurance. We will notify winners on Saturday, December 14th of the times they have won, what the shipping cost is for their won item(s) and what their total due amount is.

Payment will be via PayPal Only, and we will provide the correct PayPal address to use. Payments are tax deductible, and receipts will be provided to the auction item winners via email.

Auction item winners will be required to pay for their won items in full, no later than Sunday, December 15th, so items can be mailed out the week of December 16th. Items that are not paid for by item winners by Monday December 16th will be forfeited to the next winner in line for that item.

12/07/2024

Here is a pupdate about our Sweet Serifina! 🥰

Her platelet count this morning was over 30,000! So she was discharged today and is home now with her pawesome foster mommy. Here is a quick video ..... she's got a healthy appetite!

We are SO THANKFUL for all of the love and care the internal medicine team at MedVet gave to her....I'm sure that made all the difference so she wasn't stressed out while being hospitalized all week.

We are still receiving donations for her ongoing vet care and we are internally grateful to our supporters. If anyone is missing a donation receipt please contact us directly in a private message and we will make sure you get one.

Keep an eye out for another post this weekend from us, announcing the fundraiser auction we will be doing to raise more money for Serafina's ongoing vet care needs.

12/06/2024

Hello Italian Greyhound Lovers!

IGRF Ohio wants to introduce our newest foster Iggy......Serafina!

Serafina is about 7-8yo and came into rescue at no fault of her own, as she came in as a shelter transfer where she'd been brought in as a stray. No owners came forward and due to our amazing partnership with this shelter, we were able to pick up Sweet Serafina on Monday morning. She is such a sweet little girl and we are so excited to help her on her way to her new best life!

Almost immediately however after bringing her home, her foster mom noticed some concerning abnormal bruising across her lower abdomen, ge****ls, thighs and some creeping up her chest. Thankfully we acted fast and brought her to the emergency vet and after an exam, bloodwork and chest xrays to rule out thoracic cancers.......the amazing vets found that she had little to no platelets. 😔 IYKYK.......low to no platelets is very serious and can be caused by a few things, so an abdominal ultrasound and two types of tick-born illness tests were done and at this point Serafina's vets are leaning towards ITP.

What is ITP you ask?

ITP stands for Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia and is a potential health concern for Italian Greyhounds, where their immune system mistakenly attacks their own platelets, leading to a low platelet count and increased risk of bleeding; this breed is considered somewhat predisposed to autoimmune disorders, making them susceptible to ITP. Signs of ITP in Italian Greyhounds can include spontaneous bruising, bleeding gums, bloody stool, nosebleeds, blood in the urine, lethargy, pale gums, and decreased appetite.

Serafina's demeanor is still sweet and cuddly and she's been eating very well, and the vet staff have fallen in love with her so much the oncology nurses did a holiday fashion show with her and sent us these adorable pictures.

Today we had some good news after a couple of days of continued little to no platelet counts......today Serafina's platelet count is at 8,000! Her veterinarian said she is not out of the woods though and wants to keep her hospitalized until her platelet count is near 30,000 as this will mean she is not at risk for spontaneous bleeding.

Diagnosis and treatment of ITP is VERY EXPENSIVE, so today we are asking for help via a tax-deductible donation to the IGRF to help with the ongoing costs of Serafina's veterinary care....currently at around $8000. We have posted the two estimates we have received so far. Each night Serafina is hospitalized costs around $1000-$1400, and if she continues to improve we are hoping she can come home this weekend.

If anyone can forego the price of a Starbucks this week, and donate that to Serafina's care, we would be eternally grateful.

You can donate online at the below and it will go directly to IGRF and our main fund, via PayPal. The below link will take you to the main IGRF website (www.igrescue.com) and on the home page is the link to donate via PayPal. For some reason when I link the PayPal page directly to this post, after a few clicks the page stops working. So please use the below link to donate via PayPal instead.

https://www.igrescue.com/

If you prefer mailing in a check donation you can find the mailing address for the IGRF Treasurer at the below link:

https://www.iggyrescue.com/html/donate/financial_contributions/check_cash_donations.shtml

Make sure you list in the PayPal notes or the Memo on your mailed check that your donation is meant for Serafina #2411144.

ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A DONATION RECEIPT from IGRF.

This weekend IGRF Ohio will also be hosting a flash fundraiser auction for some super cute goodies to raise additional monies for Serafina's ongoing care as she will be on Corticosteroids and Immunosuppressants the rest of her life to keep ITP at bay.