Yorkshire terrier
10 years old
Dearest Tilly has had a really tough time of it recently, in case anybody missed our initial post about her, she arrived with us as a stray after having been found covered in blood and taken to a local vet.
After being cleaned up it was discovered that she had multiple puncture wounds around her throat, neck, shoulders and legs. It is believed that poor Tilly had been attacked by another animal, most likely by a larger dog.
Since then, Tilly’s recovery has been slow and very up-and-down, she has suffered severe breathing episodes and an awful cough.
After having multiple x-rays and different courses of treatment we are pleased to say Tilly has finally settled and is most definitely on the road to recovery although it’s likely that she will need to stay on medication indefinitely to ensure a good quality of life.
Further exploration procedures could be very detrimental to her recovery at this stage so we have decided to stick with this plan going forward.
It’s been so wonderful to see the change in Tilly, she has transformed from a nervous and bruised recluse that wouldn’t leave the safety of her crate to a happy and sociable dog who is now feeling superb and wants to get out and see the world again. ❤️
Tilly is now ready to move onto the next stage of her journey, we are ideally looking for a kind person or two that can offer Tilly a safe and stable forever home, but on a foster basis initially, this is to ensure that she remains on the right track with her recovery and medication plan.
This would mean that any potential applicants would need to live locally to Herefordshire so that any veterinary care can be carried out with our vets.
Tilly would also need a home without any other resident or visiting dogs, this is absolutely non-negotiable.
Understandably, Tilly is now very defensive if other dogs enter her personal space, she gets very upset which then makes her cough.
However, Tilly is NOT reactive to other dogs and even happily sits in the waiting room at the vets with dogs in the same room as her, she just will not tolerate them coming close to her.
Tilly has not been socialised with cats whilst in our care but we do feel a pet free home with most definitely be best suited.
If you feel that you can offer Tilly the loving and caring environment that she needs we would love to hear from you.
