24/5/2024 Little Lottie is so happy to have found her forever home.
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Dear little Lottie is a small Crossbreed aged around 2 years old currently being cared for in a foster home in Filby, Norfolk, provided by Safe Rescue.
However, it’s important to say that she is paralysed and will need a home experienced with caring for a paraplegic dog. It is not just a case of getting a set of wheels (which is in progress), but Lottie is doubly incontinent and this comes with a higher level of care and dedication. She will need someone with a vet who is understanding and compassionate towards disabled dogs who won’t write her off the minute she comes through their door.
So, harsh realities out of the way, this is Lottie’s story. During a trip to Romania in August, Safe Rescue staff heard what sounded like two beatings of something and then a dog scream, but nothing was found. Later that evening, a call came in to ask if they could go and get a dog from the middle of a road very close to that spot. There, Lottie was found and clearly could not use her back legs.
Whether the two incidents were related or not will never be known but it will always haunt them. Lottie was taken to the vets immediately and got her maggot-infested wounds sorted and had x-rays on her spine. She later went for a second opinion at a specialist vet and both determined that no surgery would ever make her walk again.
Lottie is an absolute gem. She is initially wary of being hit but, when she knows you, she’s an absolute poppet. No matter what anyone says, disabled dogs can have a very good quality of life and Lottie is a happy little dog who wants to live. She has her bladder expressed every three hours throughout the day which only takes seconds. She gets on okay with other dogs but can obviously feel a bit vulnerable with her disability, so small, calmer dogs would be okay. She would be absolutely fine as an only dog. Lottie has lived with cats with no problems.
Lottie is clearly a bigger commitment than an able-bodied dog, so people must think long and hard before applying. Of course, someone with experience with disabled dogs would be ideal but also anyone with veterinary or nursing experience would have a good idea of what’s needed to give her the best quality of life.
The area that Lottie was found in is an area known for horror stories to animals. It’s tragic that she can no longer walk unaided but, in actual fact, she’s safer and better cared for now than ever she would have been there.
Safe Rescue have a policy that all dogs adopted from them must wear a slip lead on walks. Please only enquire about Safe Rescue dogs if you are happy to always use a slip lead – extendable leads are not acceptable to Safe Rescue. All dogs have to be collected and a crate must be used. Full details of their rehoming policy are on Lottie’s details on Safe Rescue’s Facebook
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If you could possibly be the lovely person Lottie so needs, please contact Safe Rescue as follows:
Tel/Message: 07788 251197 or 07899 844524 between 9am-5pm Mon-Fri and 9am-4pm Sat
Email: saferescuerehoming@outlook.com
Please mention that you saw Lottie on the Oldies Club website.