My beautiful brindle galga Karmel is sick. It is just one year since I went to Spain, to Cuidad Real, to collect her from the refuge. She has brought such love and affection into our home, and now she is sick, and we don’t know the cause.

A problem has developed in the feet of my galga. My vet thinks it could be an allergy problem but, as she is one of the hundreds to come out of Spain whose history is unknown, we don’t know if she has suffered this problem before.

All her tests for filaria, leishmaniosis, ehrlichia were negative and, until 3 months ago, she was a normal galga, sleeping on her sofa, walking our meadows, stealing food from the kitchen, even though she had plenty to eat!

Suddenly one morning in April, she went very lame, hardly able to walk.

The pads of her feet were inflamed, the insides of her ears were very pink, and she had a small open sore on her tummy. My vet took scrapings for microscopic examination.

As we know nothing of Karmel’s history, it was difficult to ascertain if it was an allergy – it was that time of year – or genetic, or her immune system.

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This is a podenco, found chained through its mouth and round its head to a wall, left to die.

It was found in the town of Higuera de la Serena.

An angel named Olga rescued it, with a lot of help from the ayuntanimiento (town hall). It took from dawn till dusk to free him, he was so terrified and the chain was so thick.

He is now being cared for in her home; her husband cannot get near him, he is so terrified of men.

What must this poor dog have suffered. What sick human inflicted this upon him.

Olga asks if you would email the town hall hserena@dip-badajoz.es and congratulate them on rescuing this dog. with her. Here is the message to copy and paste.

Enhorabuena al equipo en el ayuntamiento en el rescate del podenco pobre que fue encadenado a una pared por su boca y se fue para morir. Usted hizo una cosa maravillosa, el mundo le aplaude para su acción. Esta crueldad debe ser parada y usted ha ayudado.