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Galgo Love – a beautiful Xmas card – buy your packs now. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151867142042?var&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

Sorry that I haven’t published many stories in the last week but I’m working hard on my presentation and slide show for the PAES conference where I am speaking about the problem for the galgos and podencos in Spain and the Spanish Islands.

When will authorities start to deal with the uncontrolled overbreeding of animals, not just dogs, and mass abandonment? Do they not realise what a blight it is on a country that relies a lot for income on the tourist industry?

Story here

General signs

Joint swelling and joint problems, difficulty in walking (stiff gait).

Lethargy and reluctance to go for walks

Constant shivering and shaking. This could be rigours, which indicates that the kidneys
are involved. If your dog has this, get to a vet as soon as possible and get the kidneys checked.

Enlarged, hard lymph glands which can be felt as lumps in the neck, just behind the jaw joint.

These are additional signs and symptoms indicated by members of the Living with Leish
Facebook group.

Sneezing, and a cold or chest infection blocked nostrils.

Bad smell coming from the dog. Described as “Gorgonzola”, a “monkey cage” etc.

Overheating with panting.

N.B. Many of the above signs can be confused with other illnesses. If they do not respond to conventional treatment, this may indicate that Leishmania is the underlying cause.

Author Anne O’Connor
Check out the ‘Living with Leishmania’ on facebook.

CONFIRMED – prison sentence for the man who beat his galgo to death. Six months in prison and a 2 year ban from any activity or profession involving animals including hunting was the sentence confirmed by the court in Toledo for the man who killed his galgo by repeatedly hitting him in the head with a cobble stone. This happened in 2012 in Orgaz (Toledo) and the accused was sentenced with the same penalty last year. After the appeal the court confirmed the prison sentence and ban from the date of 10th JUne 2015. The Association for the Protection Adoption and Defense of Animals in Toledo (APADAT) celebrated this decision and informed the Hunting Federation so that they could revoke any hunting licenses which the man may still hold. They also are continuing to fight for a lifetime ban so that this man may never again be involved in any activity involving animals

20th May update on container dogs from Viv Wharton:-

Sorry I missed posting my update here yesterday. There isnt much more to tell, apart from we know the dogs are still barking and sounds the same. We are talking all the time with our PAES defensa partners (the legal team) working on this; the petition has around 20,000 signatures; some people think we are relying on the petition to get the dogs out, this is not so…we will get them out only through legal chanels – which are the denuncias that have been placed.

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The original of this list is from the ‘Living with Leish Group’ on facebook, reprinted with permission of Anne O’connor.

Living with Leish Recommended Vets List

Members of the Living with Leish Group have put together a list of vets that they have positive personal experience of . Some of the vets on this list have extensive experience of the disease, others have very little but are willing to work with you and other vets with more experience. There are often comments for each practice to help give you a sense of what kind of practice they are.

COUNTRIES ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

AUSTRIA

Johanna Czerny,
wachtlehenweg
10 5730 mittersill
Austria

Comments:
Johanna also specialises in dermatology.

CANADA

Toronto

Canada Bay Dog Hospital
525 King St. E,
Toronto,
M5A 1M3
Canada
Tel. 416 941 8920.
416 941-9770

Website: http://baycathospital.com/

Comments: “Dr. Kit and Dr. Ryan deal with lots Leish+ dogs that come to Canada through our rescue. They are also very helpful to other vets and always ready to answer questions. Pricey but they do know their stuff.”

CRETE

Mihalis P. Spiridakis
Tel: 28420 80390
Fax 28420 80380
Mobile 6944557076

Email: vet2000@hotmail.com
Email: mspyr@ier.forthnet

Comments:
“He is located in Ierapetra,Crete…he knows a lot about leish”.

FRANCE

Bearn

Clinique Veterinaire du Vic Bilh
87 Rue Joseph Peyre
64350 Lembeye
Tel. 33 559 774 934

Email: scp.ircadu@orange.fr

Comments:
“ They are all very pleasant, laid back vets here. We have worked with Dr Franklin Candelli, Dr Jean -Christophe Iratzoquy and Dr. Lise De Clerck. They have all been open minded and ready to listen to my ideas. The vets also have colleagues in the SE of France where Leish is more prevalent and they consult them regularly.”

ITALY

BASSILICATA

Southern Italy – Basilicata
Franceso Vitelli – +39 380 3948375
Donato Vitelli. – +39 347 5652809

Comments:
“Brothers with a full surgery, including X-Ray and Operating Theatre in;
Via Puccini, 2
Bernalda (MT)
Mon – 16.30 – 19.00
Wed – 16.30 – 19.00
Fri – 11.00 – 13.00

Franceso has small surgeries in;
Montalbano Jonico (MT) just up from Gatto e Volpe pizza place.
Sat – 16.30 – 19.00
and
Scanzano Jonico (MT)
Via Fratelli Cervi, 22
Tues – 16.30 – 19.00
Thurs – 16.30 – 19.00
Fri – 16.30 – 19.00
Sat – 11.00 -13.00

Donato also has a surgery in Pisticci – but I don’t know where or when”

PIEMONTE

Ambulatorio Veterinario Chimera,
Via Crispi Francesco 51 – 15011
Acqui Terme (AL)
Piemonte,
Italy,
Tel: +39 144 320943

SPAIN

MALAGA

Clinica Veterinaria,Urbanizacion Reina Sofia,
Coin, (Opposite Mercadona supermarket)
Malaga.
Tel: +34 952451242.

Comments:
Ask for Ana Morales, she speaks English

Clínica Veterinaria Málaga Amik
C/ Epicuro, 4
29590 Campanillas
(Málaga)

Email: info@veterinarianeko.es
Website: http://www.clinicaamik.es/

Comments:
English is spoken here

Mabel Cortes,
Veterinario Neko,
Calle de Lope de Rueda
252 PUERTO DE LA TORRE,
29190 Málaga, Spain
Tel. +34952 43 20 29

Email : info@veterinarianeko.es
Website:
Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/VeterinariaNeko

VALENCIA

BARCELONA

Vilavet
Av. de Llorenç Puig,
24 08840 Viladecans
Barcelona,
España
Tel. 962712110
936737552

Website: http://www.vilavet.es/

Comments: “Vilavet in Spain is wonderful, all the vets treat the animals they see as if they were their own,and handle them with such care. I have lived in spain for 13 years and have used them ever since I found them 12 years ago.”

Játiva

L’Hospital Veterinaris, Xativa,
C/ Carlos Sarthou, 2,
Játiva,
Valencia,
Spain.
Tel +34 962 047 474

Website: http://www.hospitalveterinaris.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hospitalveterinaris

Comments:
“Alba Ramon is the partner in this excellent practice who specialises in leishmania “

TORTOSA

Clinica Veterinaria Quatre Camins.
+34 977 580 366. (Emergencies 699 487 176).
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clinica-Veterinaria-Quatre-Camins/113487782066986?fref=ts
website: http://www.vet4camins.cat

Comments:
They have lots of experience at treating leish. They speak very good English

SLOVENIA

Veterinarske ambulante za male živali Max
Dolenjska cesta 250
1291 Škofljica
Tel.: 01 366 65 44

Veterinarske ambulante za male živali Max
Muzejska pot 2
1241 Kamnik
Tel.: 059 940 488

http://www.veterinarstvo-max.si/sl/

Comments:
“If anyone happens to find themselves (and their loved ones, of course) in Slovenia, I can only recommend visiting Nuša Schumet .”

UNITED KINGDOM

BRISTOL

Langford Veterinary Hospital-University of Bristol
Langford House, Bristol, BS40 5DU
Tel.:0117 928 9420/9447

Email: sah@langfordvets.co.uk
Website: www.langfordvets.co.uk

Comments:
Langford vets have some of the most accurate data in the UK regarding antibody (titre) levels of dogs with Leishmaniasis. Even if you do not take your dog to this veterinary practice, it is recommended that your dog’s blood is sent here for the most accurate readings of leish infection.

Edinburgh University Small Animals Vet Centre

Website – https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/services/small-animals

Experienced vets who have several on-going cases

NuVet
Hedley House,
Rightwell East,
Bretton,
Peterborough
PE3 8DJ
Tel. 01733 333 444
01733 333 433

Email: info@nuvet.co.uk
Website: http://www.nuvet.co.uk/

Comments: They already have a dog with leishmania on their books

ST IVES

Cromwell Vets
Unit 4
Neighbourhood Centre
Constable Road
St. Ives, Cambridge
Tel. 01480 300389.

Email:enquiries@cromwellvets.co.uk
Website: www.cromwellvets.co.uk/surgeries/st-ives/

Comments: “The head vet is Greek and knows about Leish”

EAST SUSSEX

Crowborough

Culverden Vets
Crowborough Surgery
4 Beechview Parade
Walshes Road,
Crowborough, East Sussex
TN6 3RA

Email: cvg@culverden.co.uk
Website: www.culverden.co.uk/

Wadhurst

Culverden Vets
Wadhurst Surgery
Sparrows Green Road
Sparrows Green
Wadhurst, East Sussex
TN5 6SP

Email: cvg@culverden.co.uk
Website:www.culverden.co.uk

Comments:
“Our vet in the UK applied for the licence and charged us £350 for one months supply (of treatment meds).They have been amazing if you are in East Sussex I can well recommend them”

N.B. They also have surgeries in Kent, see their website. http://www.culverden.co.uk/

WEST SUSSEX

Downland Vet Group
118 Victoria Drive
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 2EJ
Tel: 01243 841111
Vet Becky Robinson

ESSEX

Upminster

Wylie Veterinary Centre
196 Hall Lane
Upminster.
Essex
RM14 1TD.
Tel 01708 251200

Email: office@wylievets.com
Website: www.wylievets.com

Comments:

One of the senior partners is called Morkel Pienaar. He has some experience of treating a dog with Leishmaniasis and is happy to work with other vets who can help.

Humberto Abreu who worked in Portugal for 10 years before coming to the UK. Frankie was the first dog diagnosed with Leish at Wylies in July 2013 but they now have another 2 or 3 dogs there with the disease.

OXFORDSHIRE

Banbury

West Bar Vets
19 West Bar Street,
Banbury,
Oxfordshire
OX16 9SA
Tel: 01295 262332

Website: http://westbarvets.co.uk/

Christopher Day – Holistic vet, Homeopathic vet, Acupuncture vet, Herbal vet, Chiropractic
Stanford-in-the-Vale
Oxfordshire
SN7 8NQ
Tel.: 01367 710324

Email: cd@alternativevet.org
Website: http://www.alternativevet.org/
Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/AVMC.UK

Comment:
(from the website) 40+ yrs of experience in the field, travelling not a problem.

SOMERSET

Frome

Garston Veterinary Group
Garston House
Portway
Frome
Somerset
BA11 1PZ
Tel.: 01373 452225

Email: frome@garstonvets.co.uk
Website: www.garstonvets.co.uk

Comments:
The vet is Andrea Gramser. She qualified in Madrid and worked in practice in Alicante before moving to Somerset. She has a Galgo Español herself which she has treated for leishmania most of his life.

STAFFORDSHIRE

Lichfield

Lichfield Hospital,
Fosseway Lane,
Lichfield,
Staffs,
WS13 8JY
Tel 01543 262464/262433

Website: http://poolhousevets.com/

SURREY

Lingfield

Blackberry Veterinary Clinic,
Blackberry Road,
Lingfield,
Surrey
RH7 6NQ
Tel. 01342 870972

Website:http://www.blackberryvets.co.uk/

Comments:
The man to speak to is Nico Maritz

Shalford

Oak Barn Vets
Tilehouse Barn
East Shalford Lane
Guildford, Surrey
GU4 8AE
Tel. 01483 455355

Website: http://www.oakbarnvets.com/
Email: hello@oakbarnvets.com
Speak to Louise Ketterbridge, her email address is :louise@oakbarnvets.com

Comments: “My vet is very clued up on Leish and has good contacts with Bristol Hospital. She has pulled out all the stops to help Scoobie and he is a different dog now, full of energy

Link to the article – when will they include the podencos too!!! If anyone can write to the Daily Mail and protest the podencos suffer just the same, please do. I’m laid up at the mo with a damaged back.