HOLLY
Sex/Colour: Female golden
D.O.B: 01.08.1994
Breed: Cocker Spaniel
Came to AfG: August 2009
HOLLY came into the care of AfG at age 15 years.
She was staying at a boarding kennels, while her carer went to hospital
for a routine operation but sadly passed away there.
So as the ladys adult son still lived in the home, he would not be able
to care for Holly, as he worked 12 hour shifts.
So he was to continue paying for Holly to stay at the boarding kennels
where he took her but preferring to now find her a new home.
Once AfG learned of Hollys plight, from a friend of this man, we
arranged with him to sign Holly to AfG as we had a suitable foster home
for her.
We proceeded to pick Holly up from the boarding kennels (unlike the
kennels we knew, where another AfG senior Poodle Charlie came from) this
kennels must have been appalling, judging by the poor state little Holly
was in and the loud barking and whining we could hear behind the
property, where the kennels must be.
We know Holly had been a very well cared for dog and this was the first
time she had been in boarding kennels.
She absolutely stunk, her hair was matted all over and filthy.
Once at her vet appointment, we noticed under the thick matted fur, she
was also infested with fleas and her skin looked very sore.
So after a bath and a long session of clipping, Holly was treated for fleas.
Then happily started her new life, settling into her permanent foster home.
When we contacted the last carers son, he seemed upset when we told him
how badly treated Holly had been in the kennels and we could prove this
with her vets notes, so he was very happy that we had been able to take
her into our care.
Once we asked him for any further information i.e previous vets notes on
Holly and where she was rescued from and if the rescue had been notified
of his mother passing.
We then learned Holly was rescued from Dogs Trust at age 9 and it was
her 2nd rescue home ( after already being homed age 4, returned to them
age 9).
So once we contacted the Dogs Trust to explain everything, they were
more than happy (after sending someone out to check our foster home!).
that Holly was in a very suitable home where she would be well cared for.
After a short while, Holly had a small fit, so went to our vets for
tests, confirming epilepsy and started treatment and was to have follow
up vet checks.
We informed the man who signed Holly over on behalf of his late mother
but he had no knowledge of her being epileptic.
No previous vet notes were ever given to AfG so we have no idea if she
had suddenly become epileptic due to trauma of being kenneled and due to
old age.
Luckily, once we approached Dogs Trust to ask if they would consider
helping with Hollys ongoing medical treatment they kindly agreed to
cover all of those costs.
So AfG carried on funding all her other care with providing food and any
other sundries needed with regular visits to the dog grooming parlour.
Thank goodness the man had the sense to realise a kennels was no place
for dear little Holly at her grand age.
Luckily for Holly she could settle into a comfortable loving home, never
to be up rooted, upset and confused again.