Lost dog reunited with owners after two years – 2009-06-22 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 the warden rushed her
to The Blue Cross 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. She is one of many stray dogs found in London every day. Source
of this article : http://www.bluecross.org.uk
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