Willow

D2007211

Belgian Shepherd cross

Female - neutered

Adopted 5th August 2007

We were introduced to Willow at the RSPCA Chesterfield kennels on August 4th. The introductions were concluded on the exercise ground and we decides to adopt

Willow, a 20-month-old Belgian Shepherd Collie Cross, arrived at our Peak dale home the next day. (We had already been home checked).

As long standing dog owners we felt confident about looking after and settling in this lively youngster.

Though shy of her “canny collar” she enjoyed her first walks with us and proved to have a ‘quick ear’ to basic commands. What we were not prepared for was a sudden deterioration in her health.

On the second morning as she left our home she stumbled and quite soon showed signs of distress, around her abdomen. We immediately got an appointment at the vets and she had a couple of jabs as a precaution – one as an antibiotic following her neutering op, there being no specific diagnosis.

That night Willow was very still and next morning being no better and off her feet, it was back to the vet where she was admitted. Over the next 40 hours Willow became very poorly and in a lot of pain. The vet asked us for permission to do an exploratory operation. The result was that she has developed peritonitis having been very unlucky to develop complications from the neutering operation.

We new Willow was special already and hoped her luck would change despite the diagnosis of the vet that was a slim chance of recovery. I am a Buddhist and a lot of chanting to help poor Willow, and visiting her as often as we could over the next days.

The staff of Knox and Devlin, Whaley Bridge, provided excellent care for us all and regularly rang with updates which, to their astonishment showed a daily improvement. Almost a week later a very weak and thin Willow was returned to us for intensive care.  

The biggest obstacle we faced was to reinstate the intestine and bowel functioning that had been severely damaged by the infection.   At first slowly, but day-by-day at an increasing pace she began to eat until her weight began to return to normal. Just one minor set back was all that delayed a full recovery

Through out Willow had won the hearts of our friends and admiration of the veterinary staff with her courage and compliance with her treatment.

Now four months on and celebrating her 2nd birthday Willow loves her walks, is placid with cohabitants of out village, except the postman. She is playful – a tease with her toys and is about to start training lesson to help with her lead work.

Staff at Chesterfield provided helpful support and the Pet Plan cover was a real boon.

Edward

S2006048

Domestic Short Haired

Male

Adopted 24th September 2006

Hello to all my friends at the RSPCA in Chesterfield

Just thought I would let you know about my lovely home and how I am getting on.  I was adopted back in October 2006 and settled into my new home as soon as I arrived.  My parents changed my name to Oscar, which apparently suits my mischievous nature!

I live in a big three storey house and I can get from top to bottom in 5 seconds flat!  Most days I like to be outside, either playing with my friends in the field or visiting my next door neighbour.  Other hobbies include catching and eating anything that moves (flies, spiders, bees - I'm not fussy), sleeping in crisp fresh laundered clothes, and pouncing on my Dad when he is not looking!

I have attached 2 photos of myself - one when I was first adopted and the 2nd is Mum's favourite which she took a few months ago whilst I was taking a nap.

Keep up the good work and best wishes to you all.

Lots of love

Oscar (the cat formally known as Edward)

Tinker & Tucker

C2007046 & C2007047

Domestic Short Haired

Male - neutered

Adopted 15th September 2007

Hiya!
 
Harry and I wanted to send you some pictures of Tinker & Tucker and also
let you know how they were getting on!
 
They are really gorgeous cats and want cuddles all the time, they are really enjoying looking around their new home! When they first arrived they were really quiet and shy (although I expected this) but now they like to serenade us at around 5am with the “I think you've had enough sleep, come love me instead song!” Either that or a friendly nudge! (We think it’s so cute.)
 
They are both eating well and using the tray, Tinker is a little fussy about taking his tablet but we get the job done and he is your best friend for the rest of the day!  Tucker is making sure Tinker knows that he is the man of the house but when Tucker thinks you aren't looking he's always checking his brother is ok.  Sometimes even helping him when he's missed a spot while having a good clean!
 
We are so happy that we had the chance to adopt the boys!  They are so loving and friendly, our house would not be the same without them!
 
Good luck for up coming adoptions!!
 
Ginny & Harry. (Tinker and Tucker)

Gucci

D2007206

Staffy cross

Female - neutered

Adopted 10th March 2007

We only came in for Dry Mix and came out with Gucci.

We adopted Joey September last year after our first rescue dog died.  He was and still is a lively bundle of fun who seemed to want to be doing something every minute of the day, apart from his chewing, he settled in really quick - although he is a bit of a Mummy's boy.

Well we then went in April for some dry mix and met Gucci, she is a 3 legged Staffy Cross (lost her leg in an RTA) and we fell in love with her big eyes and desire to clean every part of your body!

They settled together really quick and they play a lot, Gucci's loss of a limb has no impact on her and she runs as quickly as Joey does.  Joey has even calmed down now that he has a sister to play with.  They both have beds in our sitting room and curl up as content as anything although they do prefer our bed given half the chance or our other sofa which appears to have been designated the dogs sofa - as the picture shows.

They have both also learnt that the old cat flap is a great way of seeing what is going on in the outside world which can come as a surprise to anyone knocking at the door - especially the postman although he is now used to it.

RSPCA Chesterfield branch does great work for the animals in the area, we even have a rabbit from the centre and appreciate all the hard work the paid and non paid workers do there.  Keep up the good work. We intend to continue adopting until we are old and grey.

Heather and Chris Pike

Sable

D2006084

German Shepherd Dog

Female - neutered

Adopted 6th May 2006

Hi

Just looked on your website at the animal success stories and just had to let you know how Sable is doing now she is 2 years old. 

We adopted Sable when she was 10 months old and straight away I said I wanted her.  She looked so loving, but still she looked like she had the weight of the world on her shoulders.

Once we adopted she had to meet our other GSD Kia.  That was fun, as Sable thought she was the top dog but Kia knew better.  As time went on there was a few snaps, growls and teeth showing (all from Sable), I thought they would never get on.  But now they cannot bear to be without one another.  We have been on holiday and they have been put into kennels and the staff up at the kennels love them both even if they do say Sable is a little crazy!!!

Sable has now grown into a loving dog and we wouldn't have been without her.

Thanks for such a loving dog and a new sister for Kia

Laura, Martyn and Kia Nicholson