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| Apple wandering off on her own (Photo taken by a passer-by) |
Last week, we were informed that there was an old lost dog wandering the streets under a block at Petir Road. When we found the dog we noticed that her nails were really long and curled up (this can be very painful for dogs). From our past experience, sometimes the dog could belong to older persons who let their dog roam and expect the dogs to come back and are at times not even aware that they need to groom the dogs and clip the nails.
Of course, also sometimes it could be that they may not have the financial means to do so or sadly at times, they just don’t prioritise it, at the expense of the well-being of their poor dog.
Eventually, we were able to track the owner after her dog had been returned to her. We managed to find out that a neighbour had bought the dog kibbles because sometimes the family forgot or could not find the time to feed.
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| Apple at the vet with a volunteer |
The dog’s name is Apple, a 15 year old white Jack Russell Terrier and she belongs to an 80 year old lady. Apple was given to her by her daughter in law, when she got married.
Our volunteer approached the family and offered to take Apple to the vet, and HOPE would help with the vet bills – for a basic blood test and a much needed nail clipping. After some persuasion, the owner agreed.
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| Extremely overgrown nails |
We took Apple to the vet, together with the owner, for blood tests and her liver readings were a bit high and she needs supplements for this. Her neighbour has agreed that she will go over daily to feed the supplements.
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| Huge growth on her right paw |
Apple also has a rather large growth (visible, pink, and big) on the right front paw and she needs a minor surgery to remove it. We have yet to arrange as we are truly concerned that the family may not be able to provide the post-surgery care and that may result in the surgical site becoming infected.
In the meanwhile, we will try to persuade the old aunty to surrender the dog to us, because we truly think that it is a very sad life to live in a home that allows you to roam, not bother if you come home or not and occasionally forget to feed. We don’t yet have a foster, but we are worried that Apple could end up getting hit by a car as she is currently allowed to roam in the car park. We hope to be able to help her.
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| Eye appears abnormal |
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| A sore on her left leg |
Apple’s vet bill from her last vet visit was $285. If you would like to help, please email us at hopedogrescue@singnet.com.sg
