Rescued Greyhound to the Rescue April 12, 2007
Posted by Jonny Mitchell in : Rehomed , trackback
Shiloh is a black and white 3 year old greyhound. He arrived at the Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary in October 2006 as a child in the family he belonged to developed allergies, a problem we regularly come up against. Shiloh is an affectionate, gentle giant who, perhaps due to his size or trends, has been unable to find an owner. This inability to be homed proved to be a life saving stroke of fortune for a fellow rescue dog.
Maizie the Beagle was released into the Sanctuary’s care after her family’s home burned down in a terrible accident. With nowhere else to go the traumatised family had to find a safe haven for their beloved pet. So Maizie found solace with the dedicated carers at Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary where she found a loving home within a week!
Her new family adored her, but again, disaster struck. Maizie developed Hepatitis and became dangerously anaemic. With her life in the balance John Lavery (a vet at Firmount Veterinary Clinic) put an urgent call through to the Sanctuary looking for a Greyhound to give blood.
Shiloh came to the Rescue! As he is a large healthy dog the donation did him no harm, as you can see from the photograph. According to John, Greyhounds have a favourable P.C.V. level which is: Pet Cell Volume of red blood cells. In Greyhounds this is higher than in any other breed. Hence Shiloh was able to give Maizie a second (or even third) chance at life. Maizie is now happy to be back with her new owners who are equally delighted to have her back. She is in great health and doing brilliantly, all thanks to Shiloh.
Here at the Sanctuary, we are hoping someone, somewhere will read this article and give Shiloh his second chance at a happy life – the opportunity to live in a home where he can be loved and treated with the admiration which such a gallant hero deserves.
If that person is you, please get in touch: 028 94463993
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hi john, just to let you all know maizie has recovered remarkably well and is so full of life it is unbelivable….we would like to thank firmount vet and also yourself and not forgetting shiloh for saving maizies life we will be forever gratefull and can not thank you all enough…..
Shiloh is an absolute star ***** Without him our Maizie would not be with us today. Things were looking very grim for our sweet placid Maizie until Shiloh came to her rescue. With the help of the dedicated staff at both the sanctuary and at Firmount Veterinary Clinic we now have a very healthy, happy, and loving family pet in Maizie. We now refer to her as Amazing Maizie!! No words can express our gratitude to everyone involved in this miraculous recovery. Thank you so so much xx. Shiloh will always have a place in our hearts.