A remarkable story of endurance - Sid's Story

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A story of an

ex-street dog

 

 

Kim

Cooling tells the remarkable story of endurance that inspired her to found

her charitable organisation

 

Animal SOS Sri Lanka

Registered charity : 1119902

 

 

www.animalsos-sl.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sid as a

street dog in Sri Lanka

 

 

 

 

Sid and Kim in

Sri Lanka

 

 

Sid's Story

It was the last day of a

self funded trip to Sri Lanka in 2005, and my friend Morag and I were feeding

the strays near our hotel before flying back to the UK. Suddenly a gangly

flea ridden dog staggered towards us collapsing at our feet. We had never

seen him before, but knew we had to get him to the vets quickly. The dog had

been badly beaten by locals and his front legs appeared broken. Part of

his paw was also severed. The dog sensed we were his last hope and as we

rushed him to the vets we decided to call him Sid.

 

As well as his injuries, Sid was infected with Dirofilaria Repens, a serious

disease in dogs which is transmitted by mosquitoes. He was emaciated,

dehydrated and covered in ticks and mange mites. In view of his

neglected state,

the vets were cynical about Sid’s chances of survival. But we decided to give

him a chance of life and paid to keep him there for as long as it would take

to make him well again.

We had

little time before our flight home, but before leaving managed to give Sid

his first ever bath, gently removed the ticks from his ears and fed him a

hearty meal and some fresh water.

We gave

him a final hug as we left and Sid howled pitifully. He broke our hearts and

we never thought we would see him again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But this

courageous dog pulled through and we decided to bring him back to the UK. It

was an emotional journey, but Sid’s battle for life was not yet over. During

the first month of his quarantine he started passing blood from his genitals.

He had a large Transmissible Venereal Tumour (TVT) missed by the Sri Lankan

vets. The quarantine vet refused to administer the chemotherapy (Vincristine)

to cure him and tried to persuade me to have Sid put to sleep. But I refused

because I knew about this disease from my work in Sri

Lanka, and the treatment is highly effective. After some harrowing

weeks, my own vet agreed to help Sid and fortunately his premises met with

DEFRA’s approval. Animals in quarantine are strictly regulated and any

movement outside the quarantine premises has to be authorised by DEFRA. The

veterinary costs for the chemotherapy and transport to the vets were huge and

this was in addition to the hefty quarantine costs, all funded from our

wages. Sid was also found to have a tick borne disease -Ehrlichiosis, which

had also been missed by vets in Sri Lanka. But,

despite everything life had thrown at him, this brave boy sailed through all

his treatments and is now healthy, although he remains disabled due to leg

injuries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sid and Kim are devoted to one other

 

 

Sid is devoted to his rescuer Kim Cooling

and lives with her in London.

For Sid, the misery and torment he suffered as a stray in Sri

Lanka is now a distant memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From death's door to safety

now living with Kim Cooling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every stray dog just wants to be loved.

For Sid this dream came true .......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registered Charity: 1119902

 

www.animalsos-sl.com

 

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For other destitute

animals in Sri Lanka their misery and suffering goes on.

Kim has now founded a UK Registered Charity

Animal SOS Sri Lanka

to give hope to the abused and suffering

stray animals in Sri Lanka.

With your help our charity will provide the suffering animals

with refuge, veterinary care, sterilisation and vaccination programs in

Sri Lanka.

We will also raise awareness through our

local animal welfare education in Sri Lanka.

HELP US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact: paul