If you haven’t already signed and shared, please do, let’s get the petition up to 200,000. More strength in numbers.
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Head tremors in dogs
As reported last week, my beautiful young galgo Polar – dumped at the gates of Pepi’s Refuge, Pedrera, at 2 months old with a bad knee injury – has been diagnosed with lymphoma. The disease is too far gone to respond to chemotherapy so he is on palliative care and getting lots of love cuddles. The cancer only manifested itself by two lumps suddenly appearing either side of his throat and within the week of the vet visit he has others on his body. He has also occasionally got head tremors, and this is a link to an article on the subject, if your dog occasionally suffers the same.
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PACMA – the lying galgueros repeat false informatio
From PACMA‘We have been listening for many years to hunters, public administrations and politicians of all kinds deny the reality about the abandonment, mistreatment and death of thousands of dogs used to hunt.
Murcia is one of the territories that suffers the most from this scourge. The hunters roam freely and their bloody entertainment fills the shelters and shelters of abandoned, discarded and thrown dogs. In a report that we publish today together with dozens of associations from all over Spain, a tremendous data is collected: a single protector from Murcia rescued 259 greyhounds and 43 other dogs discarded by hunters during 2019.
How many dogs do hunters abandon each year in Spain? How can SEPRONA affirm, as it did in 2019, that there were EIGHT greyhounds abandoned by hunters that year? How can the years continue to pass without any political party in government having done absolutely nothing?
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Why a Dog Sleeps – from Galgos 112
The break in dogs.Do you know that for a dog the break isn’t just sleeping? it’s also being relaxed with nothing to do.
Overall an adult dog usually sleeps about 13 hours a day. Dogs sleep more hours a day than people do, but wake up more often. They usually stay in deep sleep a little while and so they wake up with small noises.
Puppies usually sleep 90 % of the time.And on many occasions in fact, it’s very common to wake them up to keep us company or to tell them something or because they’re dreaming, etc.
And this is a common mistake. Your dog’s health is at stake, the break is very important.But to achieve this, it’s not enough not to disturb you. You must create a suitable environment to get her to relax and sleep.
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Update on my galgo Polar, with Lymphoma
Saw the vet 2/3/2021 as Polar’s breathing is now affected by the tumours on his neck. He has more tumours come up elsewhere on his body. His steroids have been reduced and he has been given painkillers which he hates – even on pate or cream cheese! I also have some CBD oil recommended by a vet nurse friend which he can have 1/2 syringe morning and evening. I made sure I bought the organic oil.A week ago there were no lumps and we were walking on the tracks around here. Now his body is covered in tumours!
So sad to see such a beautiful young lively galgo depressed. Just have to make the rest of his days as comfy and loved as possible.
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Galgos112 – hunting with galgos exposed
Video by Galgos112 of hunting with galgos Impossible to change the mindset of the old Spanish galgueros…they will always claim they are kind to their hounds!!
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Galgo’s Rescue Almeria – funds needed for vet fees – enter before 8 March.
To raise funds for GRA to help pay for all the vaccinations and medications for the new galgo arrivals and podenca Freya’s puppies, Christine Cummings has organised this fundraiser. Please join in, buy 1 square or 4. Pay Sandy and email Christine when you have paid. She’ll put your name in the box(es).Hi everyone. I’m doing a chance for you to own one of these lovely items. A Galgo print signed by the amazing artist Pedro Sanz López. A fabulous slate heart with Galgo faces on. A light bottle with I love my Galgo plus feathers. All you need to do is donate £3 pounds per numbered square or £10 for 4 squares This helps raise much needed funds For the Galgos of Almeria to be able to test for blood disorders such as leish and heart worm etc.
Please send money to Galgosrescuealmeriarescue@gmail.com and email me with the amount paid and number of squares bought. christinecummings49@gmail.com I will write your name in the boxes 1 to 100 Thank you.
Open now, finishes Monday 8th March.
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Father & son caught for hanging their galgo
Read the news report here. They were seen by a witness who could identify them, so they were traced by the Guardia Civile.
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Galgo’s Rescue Almeria – the galgos keep coming!
Machu In just 2 days Galgo’s Rescue Almeria collected all these unwanted galgos…thrown out by the galgueros…all young with many years ahead of them to live in happy forever homes. Contact Sandy Galgoslover is you would like to adopt one. And Sandy and John desperately need the funds to pay for all the blood tests and passports.Sandy tells the story.
22/2/2021 – Today we collected these 3 Galgos at Maskota Clinica Veterinaria in Fuente Alamo. All 3 have already been dewormed and treated against fleas and ticks. Also a blood test has been done and all 3 are free of the Mediterranean diseases.
Many thanks FMA to negotiate with the galgueros to hand them over. We can now start to make them ready for a new and better life.23/2/2021 – GRA was asked to help 3 galgos from Badajoz, 3 became 5 and finally 6 arrived.
We already received a wonderful donation from Un Levriero per la Vita to cover part of the transport costs.
We still need your help to cover the rest of the transport as also to cover their medical care ( chip / passport/ vaccinations / bloodtest / neutering /……)The same day these 2 new arrivals, two sisters Ariana & Victoria. They were handed over by a galguero from Jerez de la Frontera.
We want to thank Kim for negotiating and getting them to safety.
Next week they will get a complete checkup, blood tests, vaccinations, …….Please, you can support one of these galgos to cover medical costs:
PayPal: Galgosrescuealmeria@gmail.com
Banktransfer: IBAN ES95 2085 8268 3603 3023 5226
Website:http://www.galgosrescuealmeria.com
Banktransfer: IBAN BE10 0018 7407 9204Pix in order of arrival, 5 first, then 3 from Badajoz and then 2 from Jerez.
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Not good news for my galgo Polar
Devastated today by my vet’s diagnosis of lumps on Polar’s neck…Lymphoma. Samples have been taken from the lumps on his neck and also one at his rear end. I should have the results in a couple of days as to the extent of the disease.I lost my lovely galga Sahara from cancer…