Meet Angel, one of our permanent fosters

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Angel is the most friendly loving dog you could ever meet. She was found literally skin and bone and tested positive to Leish. She was so extremely weak and frail. She was placed in kennels as we didn't have any available foster homes. With good regular food, love, care and medication she started to gain weight and her tail started wagging.
Sadly even though she was taking medication for Leish the disease took hold and she nearly lost a leg and we were worried she was going to lose her life. The flesh on her leg literally rotted away exposing the bone. She spent weeks at the vets receiving round the clock care. A very expensive time for AAR and some very kind people donated towards the costs, to whom we re etrnally grateful. With additional expensive medications and operations the leg began to heel. The whole time this went on Angel still greeted everyone, including the vets, with her wagging tail. We arranged volunteers to visit the vets to spend time with her and take her for short walks. One of our Foster carers offered Angel a permanent foster place where she has a home for life and AAR continue to pay for all her veterinary needs. She settled in so quickly. Her leg had become so weak and to help build muscle the vet suggested swim therapy. A volunteer offered their time and pool. We bought Angel a life jacket and off she went. She didn't really enjoy the swimming but typical of Angel, no complaints. She has her bloods tested every 6 months and the level of the Leish infection keeps going up and down. We have recently been informed that her kidneys have become slightly affected by the Leish. It seems this is a battle Angel will be fighting for the rest of her life. This sweet girl doesn't deserve this, we and her foster mum are determined we will continue to do all we possibly can to give her the best quality of life.