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Boots Loving Life With Her New Family

Boots Loving Life With Her New Family

Cindy and Boots – a love story

From childhood, we all know that ‘once upon a time’ is how every good story begins.  And this story follows through about a small black dog found tied to another dog which had died.

Completely entangled, unable to move, traumatised and scared, she was thankfully rescued and brought in to us.  We’d recently lost a staff member who’d brought sunshine into everyone’s lives, so we passed on her name – Cindy – to this little dog.

Canine Cindy carried on her namesake’s tradition of bringing sunshine into everyone’s lives, steadily creeping into all our hearts.  And eventually, grown in confidence, Cindy was ready for adoption.

Enter the heroes of this story – a caring couple looking to provide a loving home for a dog. As in all rewarding fairy tales, it was love at first sight on both sides.

This could have been ‘the end’, but it wasn’t!

In a second chapter of this story, someone in a shopping centre parking lot heard pitiful crying coming from the boot of a car, and waited for the driver to return.

Once confronted, he handed over the terrified little dog, and again she was brought to us. Boots, as she affectionately became known, grew into a vivacious, cheeky and opinionated character, loved by all.

When Cindy’s owners came back to visit us they decided to adopt Boots.  Boots went home with her new family, where she’s now best friends with Cindy.

All that’s left to say is, ‘they lived happily ever after.’

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Maverick – A transformation story

Maverick – A transformation story

Maverick – a story of transformation through love!

Inspector Petra Abrams responded to a complaint about dogs that were always roaming in the street as they were escaping the property in which they lived.

Inspector Abrams went to the premises and spotted an extremely thin, fearful dog. She spoke with the owner and told her that should the dog not be handed over immediately, the owner would be prosecuted. The owner complied and Petra gently put a lead on the dog and then lifted him into her vehicle to transport back to our Kloof and Highway SPCA.

Inspector Abrams noticed that the dog was terrified of people and decided she needed to help this beautiful dog to learn to trust again. Petra would sit with him gently talking to him and stroking him and at times even lay down next to him to gain his trust. This compassion worked and the dog started to trust Petra and other staff members. We named him Maverick and put him up for adoption, hoping he would find someone who would understand him and give him the love he so needed.

Our hopes were not in vain and Cathy Barnes fell in love with Maverick the moment she met him. Cathy renamed him Charlie as he is so goofy. Charlie loves making himself a bed with toys, towels and blankets. He is in his element when playing throw and catch with his toys and has a new best friend, a St Bernard called Olly (Olly is Cathy‘s son’s dog who was adopted from Randburg SPCA) Cathy has cats and also has visitors with both cats and dogs and is therefore doing crate training with Charlie prior to him being fully integrated with her cats, Molly (also from the SPCA) and Cole. Cathy has no doubt they will all soon be the best of friends as the training is going so well.

Thank you to Cathy and her family for the incredible home they have given to Charlie!

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From the Clinic: Bingo

From the Clinic: Bingo

Bingo was surrendered by his owner to the Kloof and Highway SPCA at the beginning of July and quickly stole the hearts of our staff.

Bingo was brought in by his owner because he could no longer take care of him.

He had tried to continue to care for his beloved dog after losing his job but sadly his circumstances had changed and there was no light at the end of the tunnel and he knew what he needed to do was make sure Bingo was taken care of. On admission, Bingo was matted, underweight, and lethargic but still had a wagging tail and a happy face. Our Clinic vet, Dr. Bangay found that he had biliary and would need medical care. Due to his dehydration, he was immediately put on a drip and was given the necessary medication. Bingo spent time in the clinic and soon perked up and was fed Hills Nutrition AD. He was given a trim and a warm bath. He started to feel much better and his big personality started to shine through! He is a happy little dog who loves going for walks and stops to say Hi to everyone.

Once Bingo was better, he was put up for adoption. This sweet-natured little dog needed someone who would understand him and give him the loving care he needed. Caroline Durrett‘s daughter told her mom about Bingo and Caroline, who had lost a beloved Maltese called Buffy some time ago, had not been ready to adopt another dog for some time. Her other little Maltese, Lulu needed company as did Caroline and her family, and when she met Bingo she knew straight away that the time was right to add a new family member

In Caroline‘s words, “Bingo has adopted us as if we always had him. He gets on so well with Lulu, my little Maltese although he still does not like to enter a bathroom. He loves everyone who visits and greets us all with his front paws waving. Bingo and Lulu sleep together on our bed at night and just love each other. Macayla, my granddaughter spends many happy moments with him and my husband has also grown so fond of Bingo who goes straight to him for a cuddle when he returns home every evening. Bingo loves to hare around the garden, chase the ball and any cat that ventures into the garden. I miss my Buffy terribly but when I met Bingo, I knew the time was right to adopt and I am so very happy I waited for our special little Bingo!”

Bingo has found his happy ending with his new owners who love him dearly.

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From the Clinic: Misty

From the Clinic: Misty

During the floods our Inspectors went out to assist as much as they could. Many animals were stranded and left helpless.

Our Inspectors brought in two small kittens from a disadvantaged area who would have surely died had they not been rescued.

These two little kittens showed such a fighting spirit and were put in our high care to be monitored and cared for. The one little kitten had a gaping hole in her neck which was clearly a burst abscess. Our Clinic team wanted to save her as she had been through so much to make it to us.

She was treated and thankfully made great progress. Little Misty, as she is now called, was adopted by one of our Inspector’s daughters who noticed her and fell in love with her straight away. Misty went home at the end of May and is thriving with the love of mom Rachel. Rachel brought Misty to visit us and showed us how she is now walking on her little harness. Misty is so loved and her life has gone from fighting for her life to sleeping contentedly on her mom’s chest at night.

There are so many Misty‘s out there that sadly do not get the chance to live a better life. Please remember to support our Outreach Work and our Sterilisation campaigns as most kittens are not as lucky as Misty. Thank You to our Inspectors for finding Misty and to Rachel for choosing to give her the chance at the life she so deserves.

Misty visits our SPCA 3 weeks after her adoption…

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From the Clinic: Mandy

From the Clinic: Mandy

Mandy, the gorgeous greyhound was brought into The Kloof and Highway SPCA having been treated by Dr Yesh Govender.

She was viciously attacked by 2 other dogs and almost left for dead. Thank goodness her owner took her to Dr.Govender, who with much needed medical attention and care helped her heal.

Sadly, the owner decided he no longer wanted her and Dr.Govender brought her into our care where she could continue her recovery and look for a new home. Mandy was put on to a diet of Hills food to boost her immune system . Her wounds were dressed and treated on a daily basis and steady progress with a lot of love from our dog walking team saw Mandy gain in confidence.

Our clinic team monitored Mandy before she went up for adoption and Clinic Hospital Supervisor, Inspector Kerri Andrews fell in love with this sweet, gentle soul. Kerri made the decision to adopt her and Mandy is now part of her family. Mandy is loving her life with her new family.

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