"Our dog almost died, due to our ignorance!"

"This is Bonnie; a lovely old lady of 16 years.  My family and I had Bonnie as a puppy and she very quickly became a very big part of our family.

I have always considered myself to be a responsible pet owner and took care to visit the vets for her vaccinations and regularly had her wormed, we feed her a good diet (including her favourite of raw carrot) and she has plenty of exercise.

As she is a housedog and never allowed to roam, we never thought to have her spayed...

Last year she became unwell and we took her along to the vets, she was kept in for tests and put on a drip overnight as it seemed she had an infection.  When I left her that day I was in floods of tears - I thought I was going to lose her!

However after a sleepless night we were told we could pick her up the next afternoon.  We took her home and continued with the antibiotics, but within a week she was back at the vets.  They ran further tests and found she had a deep womb infection (Pyometra) this is often fatal a fatal condition, her only chance now was a hysterectomy.  For two nights and two days we were praying for Bonnie to survive, and god bless her, the old girl made it.

We treasure our dog and every moment with her is a gift.  I BEG you if you have a dog be sure to have it Spayed or Neutered, don’t let it suffer because of your ignorance.  

If you are on a low income, help is available from organisations including Friends of the Animals!"

SAVE A LIFE AND SAVE YOURSELF THE HEARTBREAK OF SEEING YOUR PET SUFFER.