Gavin has been named after the Leeds dog warden that asked us to help him!!
Gavin has been so lucky that he has come along so soon after our appeal for a fosterer for Gordon. We kept all the people's details who had offered to help a staffie with skin problems and promptly contacted Alison and her family to see if their offer still stood!!
This was a big ask as Gavin has severe demodectic mange - his skin is thickened, sore and bleeding in places.
This dog must have been in absolute agony when Gavin (2 legs!!) collected him! But immediately we could see the 'specialness' that the dog warden had seen. What a lovely affectionate little fella this is - he definitely deserved a second chance. Again, like Gordon - he wouldn't have stood a chance of coming out of the stray kennels and he would also have become a statistic!
He is on antibiotics and Aludex baths - he is also having Dermacton cream applied to his hotspots to cool them down and relieve the itching and soreness.
He is not housetrained but thankfully Alison is not fazed by this! He has met the resident cats without any great hitch so hopefully this will continue!
Gavin is 12 mths old at the most and is very calm for a young staffie!
This is one very special boy - and VERY lucky!!!
With huge thanks to Alison, Dan and Amy for allowing him into their home! As you can see ... we have no worries!!!
Gavin will cost the rescue quite a lot to get him better as skin conditions are renowned for their expense! We are committed to getting both Gavin and Gordon in perfect health - but if anyone reading this would like to donate towards their vet bills then you can do this through the website.
