Have
Fun at the Bridge Roxy
We will Never Forget you.
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RIP Sheba 30th June 2010
Sheba was a cruelty case
a few years ago and was rehabilitated
whilst in RSPCA care
at Windyway when we used their facility.
Please refer to
this link to see the offenders.
Sheba found a wonderful
home back in 2006 with new doting parents,
doggy and feline friends; she had a great life.
Sheba’s owners are the parents of Gill
(who was a dedicated Trustee of our branch for many years
alongside her husband Michael).
Sheba sadly passed away after having her spleen
and a tumour from her liver removed.
This is a great loss to all who was involved with Sheba,
we can’t thank her family enough for taking Sheba under their wings
and working on the problems she had as a result of the cruelty
and neglect she was inflicted with.
Sheba was a beautiful dog with a wonderful nature
and will be missed by all.
Here’s
a few words from Gill:
Our family had the honour
to care for this sweet creature
for all too short a time.
Just imagine, over half her life living with that couple,
tethered on a pile of her own mess at the end of the garden
and systematically starved -
even if it was ignorance, that was no excuse and Sheba certainly
didn't deserve it.
When she first arrived
she would not go out through the kitchen door
into the back garden
for fear that she would be tethered outside.
It took her months to relax sufficiently to use the back door.
She was pretty 'wild' indoors, getting over-excited
and ripping the piping off the 3 piece suite in front of you
(definitely not boredom or separation anxiety, just wildness).
Once she got used to the
fact that the 2 cats, Toots and Tuss,
were not for chasing, she quickly grew to love them
and she spent hours trying to nuzzle them, especially
Tuss who was more tolerant of being nudged and loved.
Sheba got on well with
Charlie the lurcher
and Bonzo the beardie cross
and she also never had a cross word with my Glimmer.
Gemma and Jade are 'in your face' type dogs,
but Sheba even accepted them.
Her very bestest friend was a small wire-haired JRT
called Harley who until recently lived next door.
She loved to woof at the
birds through the french doors,
almost doing a vertical take-off herself, in her excitement.
On her
walks, mainly on neighbouring farmland,
Sheba loved to occupy herself along the hedgerows -
Probably trying to get little birds to fly out!
Another absolute favourite game
to play on the walk was to 'bounce' (she really did bounce, high too!)
onto thick tufts of grass in the field where she had identified
a field bee or two!
Her concentration in this task was something to behold.
Sheba had lovely soft fur
to match her gentle, loving nature
and her longhaired tail swished beautifully -
The best GSD tail ever.
Sheba was a mummy's girl
at heart,
accompanying my stepmother to and from the kitchen -
this was not to scrounge, she really wasn't greedy,
it was Sheba simply being a very loyal companion
to her much loved mummy.
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Sadly Jasper was put to
sleep Tuesday 6th April.
Jasper came into our care Nov 08
because his owner had died and he was found with the body
by a family member,
a very sad reason for Jasper coming into rescue,
he was in a lovely family foster home
as he was too old for kennels, they gave him a new lease of life!
A wonderful family adopted Jasper
and gave him lots of love and a great home,
here are a few words from them:
We Just wanted to let you know that Jasper
sadly passed away on Tuesday after a short illness.
He deteriorated very rapidly over 2 to 3 weeks.
First of all we thought his arthritis was playing up
but he gradually got worse.
The vet thinks he had a tumour
and he had also developed a heart murmur.
Over the weekend he stopped eating and
could barely walk or stand up.
We decided it was kindest to let him go.
We're all really upset
but have no regrets from having him
because he was so lovely
and brought us and him a lot of happiness.
I've attached a picture of him
enjoying a walk at Tittesworth reservoir.
We had a wonderful 15 months with him,
he was such a lovely dog.
We only wish we'd had more time with him.
Thanks for letting him be part of our lives,Rest in Peace Jasper
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Buster,
for the very short time you were with us
despite the problems, we loved you and cared for you
and we are sorry you were laid to rest on the
14th December 09
whilst in our care and not in a new loving
home.
We are sorry you came from a terrible home
who didn't treat you right and caused the problems
you suffered with,it was not your fault.
But you are at peace now
and we know you are so happy
and that makes us happy.
You were beautiful and you didn't deserve
to be dealt the cards you were given in life,
this makes us very sad,
time and time again we see the consequences
of ill treatment towards mans best friend.
Rest in Peace Buster, we miss you
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Billy was a
wonderful but ill little kitten.
He had a wonderful character and won over both
of his fosterers to his
charms!
Sadly Billy was just too poorly to get better.
Even though he was a fighter and battled through
and everything possible was tried to help him we eventually
made the
decision to let Billy go peacefully to sleep
and end his suffering.
He was only with us a short while
but he will be remembered by us all!
Comments from his fosterer:Little Billy was absolutely adorable,
he was such a beautiful kitten & so sweet natured.
Even though he was only here for a little while,
he'd made a huge impression as left little paw prints
on the hearts of everyone who had the pleasure of meeting him
he's greatly missed x RIP Billy |
 
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Tess
had a very sad story to tell,
the
victim of severe beatings by her owner
finally
witnessed in public which left her unconscious;
she
found herself in our care.
Sadly she was in kennels for several years
being over looked, we
guess this was due to her breed, age
and
constant barking and lunging at visitors,
she
was very fearful of men especially.
Tess
was a favourite of mine
as I could see past that, I
walked her a few times a week
all the while she was in kennels and
even took her home.
Then
one day this lovely couple saw Tess on the Oldies Club
and
well...the rest is history. She
settled in wonderfully
and forged a great friendship with
the 'man of the house',
we
would never have thought! She
had a wonderful life,
safe and happy and loved.
There
really are special people
out there for dogs like Tess,
we
never give up searching and waiting
and
we hope that this story opens your eyes
into
considering adopting an older dog,
especially
those like Tess.
Tess
will always have a place in my heart,
she was always in my thoughts
and always will be" RIP
Tess
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Stan and Alfie both seem to be getting on
with things
so far after losing their
Lucy.
I know they'll miss her
as they both adored Lucy
and Lucy adored her Boys.
We have so many lovely memories of Lucy
and are focusing on those.
Thank you so much for rescuing Lucy
and allowing us to let
Lucy
become part of our family - our Baby Girl
and for the help and
advice you've given.
We're really going to miss our Lucy
but are comforted knowing
she didn't suffer
and having all the lovely memories
we've made in the last 18
months together.
I believe
Sally and Toby
are looking after Lucy now.”RIP
LUCY
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We
were delighted to have him for the short time
that he was with us
he
was the sweetest cat we’ve ever had
and we just wish
we’d
been able to take care of him for longer
R.I.P Oscar
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What matters to us is that we know
Skip was so happy and content,
that he had a wonderful
few weeks,
probably the best he ever had in his life,
he told us his story of a
hard life he once had,
but he forgot all about
that and was taken under Ruth’s wing
where he was protected and
loved.
Skip, you touched our
hearts and left paw prints there,
never to be replaced
but we will add to them by helping other dogs like you.
You were a very special
old man
and who will never be forgotten.
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Tai wasn't just our
dog, he was one of the family,
and
losing him has left a very big hole in our hearts.
At
least we know that he is no longer in any pain,
and we
know that we gave him almost 2 years
of happiness that
he had not had before.
We
will miss and love him every day
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she had some lovely last months with you
both and with me.
She had even made friends
in the building
because in her last days
she discovered The Corridor
and would just go and sit
out there,
greeting anyone who walked
past
and trying to follow them into their flats!
Zoe, you will be missed
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She
was very ill with tumours in her bowels
and after her condition taking
a turn for the worse
recently the
decision was made
to let her pass away peacefully.
She
passed away peacefully in her foster home.
Meg
was a lovely, affectionate cat
who will be very much missed.
RIP
Meg
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Rocky was 15 1/2 years old when he came
into our care,
he was with us for 3 weeks
when he suffered with what
we believe to be
a haemorrhage.
He was sadly pts on the
morning of Saturday 14th March.
He was a special old man
who we hope had a happy time in his foster home.
We all feel very sad that
Rocky has gone,
especially under such
circumstances as he would've been in pain.
He is now at that special
place called Rainbow Brige,
young, pain free and
happy. We will miss you Rocky
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Toby
was so loved and I know Toby knew that.
Toby
touched so many people.
I'm
pleased knowing that before we got Toby,
he
was rescued by the RSPCA
and
knew there was nice Humans
and
he was safe and loved at Windyway
and
the same here in his home.
He
was spoilt but he deserved to be!
we
wanted Toby to experience
as
much as he could and he did.
It
wasn't just with material things or food!
but
love, time and attention
R.I.P Toby
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He
and his new owners had 18 wonderful months
of happiness together. Branch Trustees now retired,
say they never regretted adopting Likey
and that he really was a wonderful dog
and that they highly recommend
to anyone looking for a rescue dog to adopt an oldie.
They also adopted to oldie girls from another rescue
who kept Likey on his toes!
The photo of him on his bed
was the day he arrived into their home,
the one of his beautiful face was taken in the last week.
Likey, you will be missed more than you know
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We are so sorry to Tinkers owner for her
loss,
it’s devastating to think
that a dog can die so young.
Tinker originally came
from a litter of 11 puppies
who Gucci, a Doberman X,
gave birth to.
She, was thin and tired,
sought help from a member of public
on a duel carriage way,
she led this person to her litter of pups
under a caravan.
All came into
RSPCA care where
loving homes were found.
Tinker was a big bundle of
energy and fun,
a typical lively young dog
who you could never tire out,
an affectionate, cheeky
but loving dog.
You are no doubt sorely
missed Tinker,
we hope you are having fun
at the Rainbow.
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