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For anyone who walks their dogs at Sheddocksley…
Please take a second to look at these photos of rubbish which has been disrespectfully strewn around the fields. In this particular bag there was all sorts of rubbish from rotten food to nappy bags and dog poo bags!! Unfortunately when out for a walk on Friday 14th May, our eleven year old dog Milo decided to eat some of the rubbish but we pulled him away from it and we though that would be that. On Sunday, Milo began to be repeatedly sick. Milo usually has quite a sensitive stomach though so we didn’t think much of it. On Monday though, Milo continued to be sick and eventually he could no longer keep water down and he began to breathe funny and so we took him for an emergency appointment at our vets. Immediately the vet noted that Milo was very very sick and immediately needed fluids and probably had sepsis. After taking bloods he told us that Milo did have sepsis and that he’d keep him in overnight and hopefully they’d caught it early, If not, the vet said that Milo would not make it. The next day, after having stayed with the vet, Milo had still not improved. The vet then asked us if he could do an x-ray to check for a blockage. The vet told us that if he found a tumour for example, at Milo’s age, it’d be kinder not to wake him up. Obviously we were heartbroken. The vet then operated. Thankfully it wasn’t a tumour but we were disgusted when the vet told us what he had found inside our boy. They found a MAYONNAISE carton (like the ones you’d get at McDonalds) and a plastic bag full of rotten rubbish. This caused two holes in his stomach and a blockage so bad they had to remove 18 INCHES of his intestine. The Vet said if we’d left it a few more hours to treat him, he’d almost certainly have died through the night. It was such major surgery; the vet wasn’t even completely sure he’d make it through the night. Our vets have been amazing though and the night of the surgery they stayed with him all night. Even our Vet admitted he was amazed to see Milo awake the next morning. As if by some kind of miracle, with the incredible care of our vet, we were able to take Milo home on Thursday. If the person who left this disgusting mess hadn’t been so lazy, if they’d taken their rubbish home, Milo wouldn’t have had to undergo such major surgery. Dogs should be able to enjoy their local parks in the same way as we all can. This could just as easily have been a child. We’re now left with a veterinary bill of almost £2000 as a result of a selfish individual’s pure laziness and Milo is left with a long and painful recovery. Milo was is a character and one of the family not just a dog. I would be very grateful for any help you can give Thank you so much
DOrothy
For anyone who walks their dogs at Sheddocksley…
Please take a second to look at these photos of rubbish which has been disrespectfully strewn around the fields. In this particular bag there was all sorts of rubbish from rotten food to nappy bags and dog poo bags!! Unfortunately when out for a walk on Friday 14th May, our eleven year old dog Milo decided to eat some of the rubbish but we pulled him away from it and we though that would be that. On Sunday, Milo began to be repeatedly sick. Milo usually has quite a sensitive stomach though so we didn’t think much of it. On Monday though, Milo continued to be sick and eventually he could no longer keep water down and he began to breathe funny and so we took him for an emergency appointment at our vets. Immediately the vet noted that Milo was very very sick and immediately needed fluids and probably had sepsis. After taking bloods he told us that Milo did have sepsis and that he’d keep him in overnight and hopefully they’d caught it early, If not, the vet said that Milo would not make it. The next day, after having stayed with the vet, Milo had still not improved. The vet then asked us if he could do an x-ray to check for a blockage. The vet told us that if he found a tumour for example, at Milo’s age, it’d be kinder not to wake him up. Obviously we were heartbroken. The vet then operated. Thankfully it wasn’t a tumour but we were disgusted when the vet told us what he had found inside our boy. They found a MAYONNAISE carton (like the ones you’d get at McDonalds) and a plastic bag full of rotten rubbish. This caused two holes in his stomach and a blockage so bad they had to remove 18 INCHES of his intestine. The Vet said if we’d left it a few more hours to treat him, he’d almost certainly have died through the night. It was such major surgery; the vet wasn’t even completely sure he’d make it through the night. Our vets have been amazing though and the night of the surgery they stayed with him all night. Even our Vet admitted he was amazed to see Milo awake the next morning. As if by some kind of miracle, with the incredible care of our vet, we were able to take Milo home on Thursday. If the person who left this disgusting mess hadn’t been so lazy, if they’d taken their rubbish home, Milo wouldn’t have had to undergo such major surgery. Dogs should be able to enjoy their local parks in the same way as we all can. This could just as easily have been a child. We’re now left with a veterinary bill of almost £2000 as a result of a selfish individual’s pure laziness and Milo is left with a long and painful recovery. Milo was is a character and one of the family not just a dog. I would be very grateful for any help you can give Thank you so much
DOrothy
Organizer
Dorothy Battensby
Organizer
Scotland