Galgo News

Category: Regional news

  • Galga Urraca with Galgos Rescue Almeria – help needed with Leishmania treatment

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    From Sandy Galgoslover

    Meet Urraca, This sweetheart is 4 years old and comes from the Badajoz region. Urraca could no longer satisfy her master so she had to disappear. Luckily she’s safe now.

    Upon her arrival at the Rescue Center we noticed that this girl’s nails were terribly long. What we already feared, the blood test confirmed “positive for Leushmania”. In the meantime, we have already started her treatment. Since the level of her leishmania is very high, we were recommended for treatment with injections. This treatment is immediately absorbed into the body.

    Glucantime is a very heavy treatment, fortunately for Urraca the disease hasn’t affected her organs so she can endure this treatment without any danger. She’s doing fine at the moment.

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  • Galgos 112 – educating the young Spanish

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    Many Spanish rescue associations visit schools to educate the young Spanish that animal cruelty and hunting is not acceptable.
    Galgos 112 recently supported a visit to a school where the children were introduced to 2 adopted galgos.

    ‘Jade and Fabiola, accompanied Mei and Pol to the Doctor Sobrequés school in Bescanó (Girona), to give a talk about animal abuse to all the boys and girls in the first grade.

    They talked about animal abuse in general and what galgos suffer in particular. Everything focused in a pedagogical way and, above all, putting a lot of emphasis on the good things that boys and girls can do to help animals.

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  • Ataxia in dogs

    Whilst researching a story for my other blog Podenco Post, I came across 2 podenco puppies suffering from Ataxia, which is thought to be a genetic condition of the nervous system.

    This weblink will take you to nformation about the condition.

  • Protectora Scooby -more galgos hoping for forever homes

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    From Protectora Scooby

    This handsome guy is Juglar, also abandoned by his owner like thousands of greyhounds every year in Spain. Juggling isn’t sad, she’s happy for her new chance at a worthy life. Gets along phenomenal with other dogs, walks great on a leash, loves cuddles and the couch in your house to sleep for many hours. Chip: 7259.

    Three gorgeous girls recently arrived from Andalucia to Scooby , looking in the same direction: a better future!

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  • SOS Galgos – lots of galgos hoping for forever homes

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    From SOS Galgos

    ‘There are so many galgos waiting for homes at SOS Galgos’ rescue and education Center. Please help any way you can either by giving one a home, sponsor, or share. You can see them all as well see how you can help by going to our website www.sosgalgos.org

    The team recently left Barcelona for Valladolid to rescue 6 galgos discarded from the racing with mechanical hare and a 7th galgo discarded from open field hunting. We know that every rescue is a drop in an ocean but we will not give up. If you want to join the cause, go to www.sosgalgos.org and become a partner!.

    www.sosgalgos.org

    Paypal: sosgalgos@sosgalgos.org

  • More galgos dumped – Galgos Rescue Almeria and APSA save them

    I hope you can see this video on facebook

    Sandy Galgoslover of Galgos Rescue Almeria says that the hunting dog abandonment continues to be horrendous. The video is of 8 young galgos dumped in a garden. GRA took 6 of them and the other 2 went to the association APSA.

  • Galgos Rescue Almeria – Santiago needs a lot of medication for heartworm

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    From Sandy Galgoslover

    ‘Santiago is in his fourth week of medication treatment against Dirofilaria. The battle is far from over. After the medication cocktail, follow with a Milbemax tablet, then a month later the first injection and back to medication.

    This is followed by the second and third injections. The treatment with the injections is very expensive, so any help / support is welcome to give this grandfather the treatment he needs to heal.’

    Teaming —> https://www.teaming.net/group/list?q=galgos%20rescue%20almeria

    Donations —>

    PayPal: Galgosrescuealmeria@gmail.com

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  • Loneliness Awareness Week 2024 – a furry friend can help

    This week is Loneliness Awareness Week. Those of us lucky enough to have hounds for company know how much they help with our day to day happiness, even when sick. Maybe the UK vets should remember this and reduce their diabolical vet fees, rather than force people to give up their four legged companion when they can’t afford expensive vet care.

  • Galgos del Sur billboards – removed by the local council!

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    From Galgos del Sur.

    ‘Due to the pressure exerted by people with great power linked to hunting, the company with which we had contracted for the whole month of May for four advertising fences in Cordoba, has removed the advertising of our campaign: It is not Culture, the Rehala and the Montería is Abuse. No administrative or judicial resolution to order it.

    They have violated our rights, including freedom of speech. This is not democracy. We live in a country where lobbies like hunting or bullfighting exercise the power of censorship and imposition of barbaric customs without citizens being able to speak against it. We don’t feel hand tied but we will keep fighting.

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  • Hydrolyzed diet for dogs

    I recently had to visit an emergency vet with Rosie, who had bad diarrhorea over a bank holiday weekend – why is it always a bank holiday when they are ill?!! Starving her hadn’t worked and she was pretty poorly. Half hour with the vet – £300 consultation fee (UK rates!) and £17 for kaolin medication. So I claimed from my pet insurance. A query came up from the assessor vet – had it ever been suggested she have a hydrolyzed diet? I’d never heard of it – in the first instance – and secondly the vet had recommended chicken and boiled rice for a few days – the usual recommendation for a dog with an upset stomach.

    I’m pleased to report that firstly Rosie made an excellent recovery on the kaolin, chicken and rice, and secondly the pet insurance paid out on my claim.

    This is a weblink to an article on a hydrolyzed diet.