June News and special appeal.
Bella the Labrador was brought to us one evening just over a week ago. Her owner a farmer had ignored her symptoms of dropping half her body weight and being sick for 5 days.
Luckily for Bella a visitor to the farm was so concerned for her that he put her in his car and brought her to us.We went out to the car to find the poor girl dying on the back seat, she was badly dehydrated and going into fits, she was fighting for her life. We got her to the vets who put her straight onto a drip, but told us she was extremely ill and they didn’t hold out much hope for her.
Bella remained on the drip that Thursday night, and was still alive the next morning. She had ultrasound and blood tests, the vet suspected either poisoning, womb infection or leptospirosis. It was decided that she would remain on the drip and that if and when she was strong enough to survive an operation then they would go ahead. At 7 PM on the Friday night her condition deteriorated and she started fitting again. The vet decided the operation would have to go ahead because otherwise she would die anyway. Again her life hung in the balance. The vet rang at 9 PM to say she had survived the operation and a large chunk of wood had been found inside her bowel.Her intestines were damaged, and it was still touch and go for her. But good old Bella wanted to live.
She remained on the drip Saturday and on Sunday morning she took her first bit of food. By Monday morning she was feeling a lot better and on Tuesday evening we could all stop holding our breath she was discharged.
Bella went straight to a foster home to be nursed back to health.
The vet bill for saving Bella’s life is £893.00 and surprise surprise the farmer doesn't want to pay it. He would rather breed puppies from his dogs and profit from them than take responsibility for them if they become ill and need veterinary treatment. He had tried to breed from Bella 3 weeks before she became ill "but she didn’t take" good old Bella.
Pet welfare have now had Bella signed over to us, and when she has fully recovered she will be looking for a home. At the moment she is in her foster home having a ball, she loves everybody, dogs, cats, people, chickens, rabbits...the lot. She also enjoys being kept inside and her warm comfy bed. She has taken to her new life very well and would like to thank everyone involved in saving her life that night.. you know who you are. Thank you.
If you would like to be involved in saving an animals life you could help by -
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Remember that all funds raised for Petwelfare are used to directly benefit the animals in our care.
If you would like to help and make a donation towards Bella’s vet bill or for our spiraling kennel costs, please telephone 01785 665888.
