Unfortunately not all the dogs that arrive at the Spot are in good health as many have been very badly abused by their farmer owners.This is quite common where the dog has failed to perform as a working dog and is no longer viable, don,t believe all the fluff they show on the telly. In the worse cases they are killed by their owners as they no longer have any interest in them.
As any of you will know who have been to us, we will go to great lengths to save a dog and unfortunately lately it has got very expensive.Whilst we have some very good vets who do help enormously we still have to pay. In order to save these 3 dogs it has costs us nearly £ 6000.00 ( and yes that is six thousand pounds! ). Gill runs this rescue with a passion and any additional costs come out of her pension.
First picture is Maizin
When this little boy arrived he was very underweight and we took him to the vets after numerous tests it was found that he had a liver condition which sadly is inoperable. We are told with a controlled diet he may live for another 2 years. He is now in his permanent foster home and is starting to do really we. He runs around the garden with his foster brothers and will get upto all sorts of mischief if not watched. He is like a clockwork toy just wizzing about with no off button!
Second Picture is Candi
She actually arrived here with Maizin from the same farm. Whether she is related or not to him her plight is equally as bad.When she was taken to the vets it was discovered she had a split in her diaphram. This injury was probably caused by being kicked very hard on a number of occasions in her stomach. The scan also highlighted her whole stomach and organs have been pushed into her chest. Candi ( now Meg) has been adopted by truely amazing family and this is their update.
The vets are still pleased with her progress and hopefully when I take her again next week for a further check up she will get the final all clear! She is putting weight on beautifully and her coat is finally starting to grow back. Day by day Meg is slowly growing in confidence - she is still terrified of footballs and certain loud noises but we can see such progress from when we first got her. She really is the most beautiful dog who wants nothing more than to be loved.
Third picture is of Sonya
As many of you will know Sonya was rescued from Romania after a accident left her with only 3.5 legs. When she arrived we had to have the rest of
her leg amputated as it was becoming infected. The operation was a great success and Sonya has now fully recovered and boy can this little girl run. She is the queen bee at the Spot and has her feet firmly under the table.
Gill feel's really bad about asking for help but she doesn,t know how to do the website so i can write what i like!!
If all of you who read this just donated a litte something it would help like you would not believe and give these dogs their faith back in mankind. We all think it would be lovely to run a rescue but it really takes a special person to stick at it when the going gets rough. Yes it would be lovely to find homes for unwanted dogs and cute puppies, but what Gill does is go further. If a dog shows the fight to live when it is so ill she will go to the end of the earth for them and worry her self sick about the cost later!
Their are a number of other ways you can help to raise money.
If you are a eBayer and want to sell something on Ebay for us you can easily send the money to our paypal account from your listing.
If you want to know how to do this you can e-mail me on michelleyoung9@aol.com ,
Also we have started selling on eBay and if you have anything that you would like to donate you can drop of at the Spot or my shop
in Henley on Thames called The Vintage Look ( Waitrose Car Park) where we are selling stuff on behalf of the Spot.
To all of you have donated to our appeal a very huge Thank You, you really have no idea how much you have helped these poor dogs and the others that will follow no doubt. Also a huge Thank You to everyone at the Henley Vets who have gone that extra mile for these dogs and kept going when many would have said give up.
And also a huge Thank You to Diane Brimblecomb Rescue Centre for their continued support and help
