Meet Crouton.

Source listing notes: FL

Gainesville, FL · Senior · Maltese / Coton de Tulear / Mixed (short coat)

Listed since Sep 10, 2025. Listing dates do not establish shelter intake or continuous availability.

First seen by Goodmorph Oct 30, 2026.

Rescue last updated: Aug 15, 2026

In the shelter’s words

Adoption fee: $125.00 Crouton is about 13 years old and weigh 17 pounds, he is a very sweet and loving fella, he is almost totally deaf, but he can hear and respond to very loud noises. Crouton has a lot of health issues, so he will need a home that is willing to see him through any flareups and be okay with the cost. He is partially housetrained, and may need to wear belly bands (male diapers), he tolerates them well, they need to be changed many times a day. A person can choose to not use them if they want, but he will lift his leg and mark. A supply of the belly bands and pads will be provided at the time of adoption, that will be enough to last a week or more. He enjoys to go outside, so his ideal home would be to have a nice and safe fenced yard for him to enjoy. He was diagnosed with an intestinal disease, but he is doing great now, and the flareup seems to have passed. He also has had ear infections, so his doctor recommends a maintenance medicine to help this, a couple of drops every few days. He does not care for that very much, but he will let let the drops be put in both ears. He is also prone to skin infections, so it would be crucial to make sure he is dry if a person chooses to use belly bands. He has cysts on his shoulder and just below his ear, his doctors feel confidant they are benign, and because of his age and health, and that there are so many, we are not having them removed. He recently had a dental, poor guy lost 15 teeth, he is healing nicely from that, we also did have one growth removed, it was an odd skin growth that was hanging about 4 inches down from his chest. We opted to removed that one, because of it's location and that it could possibly get caught on something and possibly hurt him. Crouton does have a bit of separation anxiety, and will get into thing, like trashcans, and will try to chew shoes, cardboard...he is not choosy! Crouton is waiting for his forever home in Gainesville, FL. Adoption fee: $125.00

RescueGroups record ID: 21867850

What this home needs

• Still to ask the shelter

  other dogs · cats · children · housing and stairs · medical and care. These details are not documented here; unknown does not mean no.

Roster last seen: Nov 1, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC
Goodmorph last synced: Nov 1, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC
Availability confirmed by a person: Not confirmed

Shelter staff and authorized volunteers: add a dated observation

This shared profile remains available for up to 90 days after it leaves the source roster, unless removal is requested sooner. Adoptions and applications are handled by the shelter.