Save the Galgo – Stop the suffering
Have a chuckle! This is Phantom – now named Reilly and living the life of Reilly in Scotland. He was my Polar’s puppy mate at Pepis Dog Refuge back in April/May. It’s cold at night now at Pedrera; can anyone make warm waterproof dog coats for their galgos, podencos and other thin skinned dogs? Contact Jane
Here you go – Youtube link
The canine physiotherapist who has been treating Polar wanted an up-to-date xray of his injured leg, as she felt there was a problem with his ligaments. As the previous xrays were taken in Spain at the beginning of April, and Polar has grown enormously since then, I thought it a good idea too.
This poor galga arrived at Pepis Refuge today. Jane explains.
‘This young girl, who we have now named Tina, was bought to the refuge this afternoon, found limping in the street. A visit to the vets and xrays taken, which shows she has a very severe brake, vet’s opinion is she has been hit with a blunt instrument.
An operation is needed urgently. The bone specialist can do the operation on Monday, 4/11/2013. We are caring for her and she is on strong medication for the pain. The specialist will need to be paid on Monday, we urgently need your help to raise the money, to ease her pain, the cost of the operation will be around, 600 euros.
REFUGE LIFE
by Alan Brian
Who said that refuge life is not good, that is not strictly true,
We are fed and watered every day, cos that’s what the owners do.
We can go into our great big compound when the cleanings being done,
It even has a little pool to cool us from the sun.
There’s even a place where we can go to lay out in the shade
That’s got carpet on the dirt but it’s not been properly laid.
That’s another thing about refuge life; they never do forget
That if you’re feeling poorly, you get taken to the vet.
We even have a misting system to cool us from the sun,
So refuge life is not so bad,
So please tell everyone.
Click on this link if you would like to read more of Alan’s poems, and this link to donate to feeding and vet bills or sponsor one of their 70 dogs.
Regular readers will know The Blue Greyhound shop on ebay where Susan Dawson raises funds for greyhounds and galgos. Her two galgas were recently chosen as winners of a competition and they were at Bark in the Park last weekend, in east Yorkshire. Here’s what Susan says, and some fabulous photos
The Blue Greyhound had a stall yesterday (17/8/2013) at Bark in the Park, a great show that we attend every year which promotes good dog ownership. Lots of great stalls. It was also a special day for Eli and Cassie who received their Dog Star Awards.
Polar is a small white galgo puppy, born in February 2013, who was abandoned outside Pepis Refuge, Pedrera, Seville, in early April. He has a deformed back leg which, xray results show, is due to being broken when very young and then left to heal itself. Unless he has ongoing operations on his leg, it will not grow as he grows, which might lead to amputation. I decided to adopt him, as my French vet is marvellous at putting injured/deformed legs back together. The operations will be expensive and I am hoping people will help me with the cost of these, by coming up with some fundraising ideas.
Polar has had his bath today, apparently water went everywhere! On Thursday he leaves Pepis and his friends and begins his journey to France, arriving Friday afternoon.