Don’t you just love stories like this?
A stray dog found collapsed and bleeding on London’s streets has been reunited with her family twenty miles away, two years after she went missing.
A dog warden from Southwark council found Honey, a distinctive looking Saluki cross-breed, last month after a member of the public reported seeing her in Bermondsey. She was very weak with filthy, matted fur so she rushed her to The Blue Cross pet charity’s hospital in Victoria, which provides a 24-hour emergency service for injured pets.
Blue Cross vet Nigel Griffiths said: “When Honey arrived in the middle of the night she was severely dehydrated and could barely lift her head. We put her on a drip and made her comfortable then carried out some tests. She was suffering from severe gastroenteritis. Fortunately, after intensive treatment and special care she soon made a full recovery.”
Honey had been fitted with a microchip containing her owner’s contact details so The Blue Cross was able to contact them the next day. Nurses were amazed to find out that Honey had gone missing from her home in April 2007 after squeezing through a hole in the garden fence and had not been seen since. Owners Mr and Mrs Beckley suspect she may have been stolen.
Mrs Beckley said: “We were gobsmacked when we got the message from The Blue Cross, and we’re so grateful to them for bringing Honey back to us. We all loved Honey so much and were devastated when we couldn’t find her. We put up posters and called local vets and rescue centres then when we moved house we thought we might never see her again. Thank goodness we had her microchipped and kept the contact details up to date, just in case.”
Honey was reunited with her owners last week and appears to be recovering well from her ordeal.
Aaaahhhh… Another happy ending.
Source: The Blue Cross
Tags: animal rescue
