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Our foster dog, Tegan. Where we are and why we need your help CLICK
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Many of you will know Tegan already! She Tegan’s last set of imaging showed that diagnostics and surgery
became part of the BTRF foster family two even after carefully following the treatment through to careful recovery
and a half years ago. She came to us with plan from the original referral neurologists, and rehabilitation. She will also need
an existing spinal condition that hadn’t things haven’t resolved for her in a way lifetime support after the surgery and
been investigated. From the moment that the care team would have expected at rehab.
she arrived, we began the journey of this point. In fact, there were areas on the We now have a clear plan, her foster carers
understanding what was causing her pain scan that were making the next steps more are dedicated and ready to support her
and how we could help her. difficult to determine.
every step of the way, and our PR and
Since then, with your incredible support, As result, we have had Tegan’s case fundraising team are already implementing
we have done everything responsibly reviewed by a European Specialist in some exciting ideas to help drive this appeal
possible to keep her comfortable Veterinary Neurology and she has put forward. We believe, wholeheartedly, that
including medication, specialist pain together a structured surgical plan with a this is the right step for her.
relief, supportive therapies and careful view to relieving the pressure in her spine If you have followed Tegan’s journey, and
management. We really have left no stone that is causing her pain. if you believe, as we do, that she deserves
unturned. But we have now reached the There are of course risks with any surgery, the chance to live long, happy and pain-
point where, despite all of that, it is no but as all the other measures that free years ahead, we would be very grateful
longer enough to give her the comfort she have been available to us haven’t been for your support.
deserves. successful for Tegan, this expert guidance
is now the most appropriate way forward Let’s join together and give her that
Tegan is only six. that gives her meaningful, lasting relief and chance, support Tegan here:
She is bright, determined and a real improvement in her quality of life.
so enthusiastic, even on the https://www.bedlingtonrescue.co.uk/
days when her body doesn’t Tegan may always have some gait tegans-big-chance/
make it easy for her. We can abnormalities, but the objective of the
clearly see how she wants to surgery would be to take away the pain
do more and enjoy life to the that comes with this, so this is about…
full and BTRF wants to make • comfort
this possible. • freedom from daily pain
• long-term quality of life
As a young dog with many
years ahead of her, she The cost of the surgery itself and
deserves the chance to rehabilitation is significant, and we have
fully enjoy life without pain launched a dedicated £15,000 fundraiser
holding her back. to cover everything she needs - from