Client Stories - Daisy

Published Sunday 1 March 2009 by Earlswood Staff

I didn't have avery good start in life; as a puppy I was starved and abandoned veryearly on and was left outside to fend for myself. I had mange which made my hair fall out and my skin all sore.

I became so weak that one night I finally crawled into a doorway and lay down. It was there that someone found me and took me to the Veterinary Hospital. Everyonethoughtb at the time that there was no hope for me but they decided to make me comfortable, put me on a drip, wrapped me up in warm bedclothes and let me sleep.

After a couple of days I managed to eat a little but my tummy had shrunk so much I wasn't able to eat properly. Eventually I started to gain weight and even managed to stand up with help. When I was able to stand on my own I went home with one of the nurses for a couple of days, just when we thought all was well I caught another virus, called parvo, it made me really, really sick. Once again everyone thought that I wasn't going to pull through but I got another chance to prove them wrong.

Once I was a little better, I went to live with my new mum, it's great. I get to play with my two sisters and wee brother. I get lots of treats and I can do whatever I want cause it's my very own home.

I can go to the park now and everybody is so nice to me, I just love being alive. I want to thank everyone at Earlswood for giving me a chance and helping me to get better, but most of all I want to say thank you to my new mum who just loves me lots. Please don't walk on past a wee one if it needs help, it could have been me.

Daisy xo