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Sanctuary Dog Stella's Story - Sponsorship of Stella available!!

by Jordan Connor

 What is a sanctuary dog?

Fetcher Dog have a number of 'Sanctuary Dogs' these are dogs that will not be adopted and spend the rest of their lives being looked after and cared for by the Fetcher Dog team.
'Animal sanctuaries are a more permanent solution for rescued or disowned animals. Dogs are usually brought to animal sanctuaries to live out the rest of their lives in peace. There they will be respected, well-taken-care-of, and allowed to retire in comfort and happiness.
The aim is to allow these animals to live their lives in dignity, away from harm. Animals living in sanctuaries tend to have sad pasts and origin stories involving abuse or exploitation.' 

Sanctuaries offer the animals adequate space, care, shelter, feed, medicine, and love so that these animals can live out their remaining days in comfort. They are rarely funded by governments and are almost always dependent on generous donations, sponsorships of animals, and volunteer work from the general public or corporations. (Various Sources)

 

Stella
When Stella arrived in February 2019, she quickly became poorly; sneezing, coughing and spluttering.
Her eyes and nose were constantly running.

This was the start of a rough few months for our girl, with countless trips to the vets and several exploratory procedures to help diagnose her illness. 

We were initially told that she had an infection and she was prescribed various antibiotics, when one seemed to do very little, she was put on another.

This continued until we were referred to a veterinary specialist. 

Upon inspection by the specialist, we learned that Stella had been born with an underdeveloped soft palette which allowed food to move through a hole between her mouth and nose, then down into her lungs. T

he food entering her lungs would then rot, causing regular lung infections. She must of been suffering with this her whole life, with infections occurring periodically.

We were told the condition was extremely rare and that the operation required to fix the defect had only been performed a handful of times, but without it Stella would have very little chance of a long and happy life.

 

Stella was booked in for her operation in April, we had to keep her on her antibiotics to make her as strong and healthy as possible so she had the best chance of success. We were anxious leading up to it, scared that our sweet girl would not pull through.

Our nerves reached an all-time high on that day, sitting by the phone waiting for news but finally the vets called us. The operation had been a success and Stella was drowsy but responding well. We would have to wait a few more weeks to know if the operation had healed correctly and if the infections had gone, but it was a big victory for Stella that day. 
Stella has to eat soft food, three times a day from a high platform to make sure no food goes into the wrong hole and help to prevent further infections.
Stella may require veterinary treatment for the rest of her life.

 

Sponsoring a Dog - Costs per month for food and kennel cleaning - £60

If you do not want to commit to an adoption but do want to help make a positive impact then maybe you would consider sponsoring one of our dogs.   We can discuss which dog you would like to sponsor and we can add you to our sponsored dog page on our website.

We can also give you updates on the dog’s progress and adoption journey. 

Sixty pounds a month per month is for food, blankets/bedding and toys and does not include staff costs for play etc

Please email adoptions@fetcherdog.com if you can offer Stella a sponsorship to cover her on site costs or to find out about our other sanctuary dogs.

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