Happy Endings…..……….
Mollie has her own Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/MollieSBT/?ref=br_rs
Mollie was born in March 2016 and it became apparent as she grew that she had problems. Her skull didn’t develop symmetrically and she had continual oral infections, resulting in her losing teeth. On top of this she also lost the sight in one eye. Her owner, Cassie, refused to give up on Mollie and fundraised to get her an MRI scan to diagnose Mollie’s problems more accurately. The Gallimore Trust was happy to help with some funding towards the MRI. Mollie’s condition was pinpointed as congenital (happening at birth) resulting in atrophy of the trigeminal nerve. Mollie’s prognosis is good, her condition is not progressive and is manageable. Cassie and Mollie are enjoying life together.
Jazzy was highlighted to us by a veterinary nurse. Jazzy had been diagnosed with Cushings Disease and started on regular medication. Unfortunately Jazzy’s owner was herself in ill health and unable to work which in turn meant she was struggling to afford the expensive medication needed to control Jazzy’s condition. The Gallimore Trust offered to cover the cost of the meds for a few months. Unfortunately after two months Jazzy’s condition deteriorated and it was decided to put her to sleep to prevent any further suffering.
When Charlie was born his inexperienced breeders didn’t take precautions to keep him safe and allowed his sire free access to the dam and pups, resulting in Charlie being severely injured when his dam attacked his sire. The damage was to Charlie’s spine which was growing in such a way he was likely to be paralysed if surgery wasn’t performed. HARC (Hope Animal Rescue Centre) took on the challenge and began fundraising. The Gallimore Trust made a contribution towards the MRI scan for Charlie, who was treated at Fitzpatrick Referrals in Surrey. Following major surgery Charlie was fitted with a set of wheels to enable him to support his rear end until his rehabilitation is complete. While being treated at Fitzpatricks one of the vet nurses fell in love with him and adopted him!
Gertie (left) and Bubbles (right) were both with the Senior Staffy Club Rescue. Both old ladies needed to have surgery for mammary tumours before going off to their new homes. The Gallimore Trust offered some funding and the operations were performed. Unfortunately for Gertie the vet found that she had further inoperable tumours; she stayed with her foster carers until she passed away a few weeks later. Bubbles recovered well from her surgery and is now living happily in her new home.
Harley and his owner Scott are absolute soul mates, sharing everything in life together. When Harley developed a large tumour in his chest wall the prognosis was quite bleak. The Gallimore Trust helped towards funding Harley’s x-
Kim was left alone in his home after his owner was taken in to hospital. Crowfoot Kennels Dog Rescue in the Derby area took care of him and it became evident he would not be able to go back to his previous owner. With a lot of TLC he is now gaining weight and doing well at the kennels and is available for rehoming. Gallimore were happy to be able to contribute to Kim’s vet bill
When Gallimore made a donation recently to Rain Rescue in Rotherham it went towards veterinary bills for Staffords in their care such as Rocky, a lovely, older dog, with achy joints, currently in foster care
The Trustees were made aware of the plight of Noddy and Waldo, two male SBTs needing help in the North of Scotland. Their saviour was Louise from Halfpenny Farm Animal Sanctuary who took them in and got them some much needed veterinary treatment. Gallimore was happy to be able to make a donation towards their expenses and to thank Louise who has offered them a home for life at her sanctuary. The photos show the poor skin condition of both dogs when they first arrived and how much improvement they have now
UPDATE: Sadly Waldo has now died, but spent his last years in a loved and secure environment at the Sanctuary. Noddy lives there still
BELLA
This is Bella’s Story, as written by her owner, Mark:
Bella's story began when we took her in as an 8-
We contacted our insurance company for a pre-
After much thought I searched online for any UK animal charities, in the hope that they would be able to assist me with some of the bill. To our utter surprise Maureen of Epsom RSPCA told us that they and the Dog's Trust would pay! We were so thankful and went ahead with the operation in January 2017 and, after a long recuperation she was back to using her right rear leg properly. It wasn't until September of 2017 that Bella then began to go lame on her rear LEFT leg and we were worried that she might have damaged both patella's in her accident but, after she was seen by our vet we were told that she would need an operation on her other rear leg (he also told us that Bella's luxating patella's could have been an inherited condition from birth, rather than due to her accident). Again, we asked our insurers for a pre-
Although we were both shocked and disappointed with the rejection and, with no way to pay for the operation ourselves, my wife asked me to look again online for any local charities that would be willing to help us in some way toward the huge costs we were due to face. After some days of phone calls and more online searching, where several charities told us that they were unfortunately unable to help, I found the Gallimore Trust website, as well as Stafford Welfare (South East Rescue). After the telling of my now dire situation to both Audrey Hubery and Lesley McFadyen, to our surprise (and massive relief!) the two charities agreed that Bella really did need this operation, to ensure her good quality of life (being such a young dog), and that between them the two charities would fully cover the costs!
As suggested, we went ahead and had the procedure on Bella in December 2017, which was a complete success, and though Bella is now convalescing at home with just short lead walks and, many thanks to the generous donations from Stafford Welfare (South East Rescue) and the Gallimore Trust, she is now on course to a full recovery!
Rosco is being cared for by Helping Yorkshire Poundies.
He arrived with serious issues with his eyes -
Daisy is an older lady that came in to the care of Senior Staffy rescue having been abandoned in quite a bad, neglected state. She is being looked after in a caring foster home with lots of individual attention to help her fit in with a new home in the future
Ella was taken into a vet practice weighing only 10kg, in January last year, emaciated and near death, with a tumour on her foot and hair worn away from exposure. Amy’s sister worked at the vet practice and Amy adopted Ella. Having spent all that time since January 2019 rehabilitating Ella and getting her healthy they recently found out Ella has a very rare cancer, epithelialtrophic lymphoma. The Queens veterinary hospital in Cambridge where Ella was treated say it accounts for less than 0.01% of the cases they see. Ella was have tried on a Chemo drug but it didn’t worked so she progressed to radiotherapy. She can’t be insured because she came to Amy as a rescue and because of her age so the Gallimore Trustees, along with help from Stafford Welfare, stepped in to help with some funding towards Ella’s treatment. Fortunately following the radiotherapy treatment Ella is now in remission needing no further treatment, just monthly oral check ups. The photos show Ella when she first came to the vet practice and then Ella on her holidays following her radiotherapy treatment
ASH -
We continue to help as many as we can and recently rehomed Ash who had been at another kennels for over a year but came to us 6 weeks ago and is now in his forever home. He was such a stressed little boy in kennels we are delighted to have found him a home already! Your money will go toward paying his vet bill...he had a large lump on his elbow which we had been informed was a fatty lump but we had it tested and sadly it is an MCT but now too large to operate on where it is 😔 we had him x-
Mia Baker was rescued and went to live with her owner Andy when she was 7 months old. They have been best buddies ever since. Recently, at 7 years old, Mia has been suffering from fits which needed investigation. The Gallimore Trustees were able to offer some help towards the vet costs and are happy to report that Mia is now doing well on her medication
From Epsom Canine Rescue:
We have allocated the funds to Margie an older lady who owner sadly didn't collect her from the local pound. She is such a sweet girlie but does suffer from acute rhinitis and has a few spinal issues but loves to play and like all Staffords is extremely loving and affectionate. Please thank your committee for their ongoing support
Gallimore Trust was approached to help with a young blind dog in rescue… Well this is her now.
She was put in rescue by her owners totally blind and no longer wanted.
As she was only young and a really lovely natured dog the rescue gave wanted to give her a chance. She had lived like this for 2/3 years.
With help from the Gallimore Trust and fund raising we were able to raise the money needed for her op. It was a success and Linda, lady who runs rescue, said she'll never forget the first time that Peggy was able to see her when she picked her up from vets. Before this her voice was the only recognition she had.
Unfortunately she got an infection in her left eye, which had to be removed. But she has perfect sight in her right, thanks to the op. She still goes every few months for check ups at the specialist but lives a completely, happy, healthy life with a new family.
Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
From Last Chance Hotel:
Frank and Ruby recently come into our care -