Two weeks ago Charlie was a stray. Mr Campbell and his partner found him and took him in. They thought he had a mild skin problem so they took him to see a vet for a check up.
Unfortunately the vet discovered it wasn't a mild problem - it was very serious. Charlie seemed to have suffered a very nasty chemical burn and needed intensive steroid treatment. The vet, Catherine Hambly, told Tailwaggers she is not sure whether they will be able to save Charlie's sight which has also been affected.
The Campbell family already love Charlie. They hadn't been looking for a dog but he found them. He gets on very well with their children and although they are on benefits they have already managed to pay the vet £220 so far. The vet estimates further treatment costs at £550. The Blue Cross have offered £100 and gave the vet Tailwaggers phone number. Tailwaggers has matched the Blue Cross offer and agreed £100 but the trustees would very much like to be able to offer to pay more.
If you would like to donate to Charlie's case please use the Just Giving button - this near to Christmas it must be very difficult for the Campbell's to find this unexpected amount.
Charlie has found a loving home and we'd like to help his new owners over this very rough start.
Who knows what led Charlie's previous owner's to abandon him, or indeed what happened to him to cause him such horrible chemical burns, but he's happy now and getting treatment.
We'll be launching an appeal in Dogs Today but as this is an urgent case we thought we should put it straight on the blog.
If more money is raised than is needed to treat Charlie the funds will go to help other pet owners in distress.
We'll come back to the blog with news of how Charlie is, let's hope his kind new owners all have a lovely Christmas together.
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