Galgo News

Category: Fund raising

  • Scooby team to the rescue again

    From Cobie at Scooby Residencia Valladolid.’A long awaited rescue!
    And that is that this galguita has been abandoned for six months (with the suffering and the dangers that it entailed for her) in Medina del Campo.

    But on 7th August, finally, after many days of trying, our colleagues achieved to catch her. An enormous happiness invaded all the people of Scooby (who had been doing the routine and the follow-up for months) when they saw that the little one entered in trap cage and the door closed behind her. Now thanks to the great Scooby team this beautiful and sweet girl is already safe.

    We have fallen in love with her as soon as we saw her, and you? We are sure that too.

    In order to continue saving lives, we need your help and you can do it with just € 1 a month by joining our teaming group: http://bit.ly/2teaming

    Video on facebook

  • Ann’s Canine Care – helping the galgos in need

    Ann Marie Payne 400 26 7 2019
    I have the utmost admiration for the volunteers in Spain who work tirelessly to help the abandoned hounds – never able to turn a blind eye to an appeal to help one, no matter the cost to them. Ann Maria Payne is just such a lady, please read this story and support her.

    ’26/7 2019 – It’s 4am and I’ve been here an hour trying to write this post after receiving this in messenger.

    Hi Ann Marie, There is a man who has a 6-year-old gauge and they tell me they want to kill her. It has micro chip. Would you have room for her? or is it not possible? You tell me when you can. Thank you.

    I want to reply to her and say ” Tell that bastard that he will be held accountable if he kills this dog, because it does have a chip” But the sad fact is that they are never held accountable because they have the ways and the means of making the dogs just disappear. They are utterly heartless. And given the fact that there is no protection for these Galgos as pets. What’s to stop them?

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  • Animals In Need, La Linea – forced to close

    Nightmare news for this well established shelter in southern Spain near Gibraltar.. Always the innocent animals suffer then the wrong people own the land. Read the story here.

    Animals In Need, La Linea

  • Scooby – saving the hounds is never ending

    Scooby birth galga 400 13 6 2019
    Scooby writes. ‘After 8 years of hunting and giving birth, this adorable galga has been abandoned by her owner. This is how many galgueros thank their dogs the loyalty they have shown towards them by hunting hares and giving birth to puppies to sell, exchange them or also use them for hunting. And it is that no matter how much the galgueros insist on denying it, thousands of galgos are abandoned in Spain every year.
    (Chip N°: ……57804)

    Please, help us to continue saving lives. You can do it in the following ways:

    Adopt: https://bit.ly/2JPw3P8
    Join the teaming for only 1€/month http://bit.ly/2teaming
    Donate: https://bit.ly/2KmUlk7
    Paypal – Edwin@scoobymedina.com
    Scooby Shop https://bit.ly/2tHTWSp

    Thanks!

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  • Update on Galgo Pup PJ with Podenco Friends – RIP PJ

    Bev Carley and PJ 400 18 6 2019
    Latest news from Bev Farmer on podenca Carley and galgo pup PJ who were rescued together.

    ‘Today we got the final results for Carley and PJ and its been a lot to process.

    First Carley…the tumours removed in her recent surgery are malignant and a high grade. She needs to go back for a second surgery to remove the rest of the mammary tract and hopefully sufficient tissue to get clear margins. She had bounced back so well from her previous surgery and now she needs to go through another one. At the moment we don’t know if she will need further treatment i.e chemo, we will need to send tissue samples to the lab for analysis.

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  • Update on Galgo Pup PJ with Podenco Friends

    Bev PJ 400 12 6 2019
    12/6/2019 – from Bev Farmer.

    ‘Last night the ultrasound confirmed no fluid around the heart and lungs however do need to drain it. Today Eduardo our vet is traveling to Valencia to discuss PJs case with specialist. They have his case notes for a few days so I wait to hear what their recommendation is ..if any .. Bruno very wisely suggested we hold off draining the fluid until we had a response from the specialist in case they do request a biopsy of the liver.

    Two lots of sedation so close in time on a already compromised liver is not ideal. Depending on the answer they will both at the same time.. This morning PJ was up and about and ate his breakfast the swelling of his abdomen appears to have reduced which is not what is supposed to happen. But that is PJ, his body doesn’t want to follow the rules.’

  • Galgo pup PJ – latest news

    Bev PJ 400 3 6 2019
    Here is the latest update on PJ, with Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.

    ‘PJ is getting cheeky and putting on the big eyes wanting to share our dinner, at the moment we cant due to his restriction to his diet.

    The CatScan on Friday revealed he has pockets of fluid on his liver and a possible explanation he has parasites in them . We still dont have a clear answer to his condition the next option is they must get a sample from them .. But this comes with risk they may burst . Our vets are in consultation with the specialist how to approach this to minimise the risk to PJ..

    I tell you this pup is really making us work trying to discover what is the problem with him. If its has simple has larve of a parasite in his liver it should be treatable ..’

  • Podenco Puppy PJ – latest news

    Bev Carley PJ 400 28 5
    Here is the latest news from Bev on PJ’s condition.

    ‘PJ´s ultrasound and contrasts confirmed he has a liver shunt possibly more than one. However his liver is very damaged and not sure why it is in such a bad condition. It is a possibility he may have ingested some toxin or poison living in the campo. He will have been exposed so many things that could explain this. His blood tests are giving conflicting results and he is beginning to retain fluid which is an sign of advanced liver failure.

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  • Galgo Pup PJ – still with health problems

    Bev Carley PJ in the sunshine 400 20 5 2019
    I recently published about galgo pup PJ who was rescued together with Podenca Carley who was mothering him. Both are safe with Podenco Friends. PJ is still struggling with health problems, here’s the latest news from Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends.

    PJ taking some R&R in the sunshine this morning .. His blood tests came back from the bile acid tests and it confirmed he is producing an elevated level which indicates a liver shunt.

    However the following day we checked his ammonia level and that was normal so we tried a second ultrasound and again couldn’t get a clear image that there is shunt in the liver. The tests are conflicting and cannot give us a straight answer but it is all too apparent to see he is not a well pup and his appetite has dropped off.

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  • Tiny galgo puppies left to die in a concrete drain! Scooby to the rescue

    Scooby to the rescue, thank goodness for them. The only positive in this story is that the puppies had not been dropped down a well…as often happens…at least in this concrete ‘tank’ they could be seen and easily caught.

    From Cobie at Valladolid.

    Now safe in Scooby Medina…

    Why are there people so cruel? They are only two babies! Two little galgos, a little more than a month old, that someone has left in an old water tank, over two meters high and full of dirt and debris.

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