Roberto
In January 2024, we received a report from one of our followers doing her stray feeding round. An old dog seemed to have been abandoned, and was confused and unable to walk for himself. We went the next day and bought him in. We called him Roberto.
Roberto
Roberto's Story
On 17 January 2024, one of our followers in Valencia reported an old dog she did not recognise on her regular stray feeding rounds. He had trouble walking and wounds around his eyes. She said she knows the dogs in the area and this one she has never seen before.
Roberto when rescued
Roberto when rescued
He seems to be blind and he has no teeth at all poor thing. Blood tests show that he has been receiving adequate nutrition though he is on the thin side, which always makes us suspicious that he was an old dog that has been abandoned. Strays tend to have low red blood cell counts.
He's likely around 12 years old or more.
He's been dewormed, put on medication, had his blood tested. He's not actually in too bad a physical condition given his age. His liver and kidneys seemed fine. He had some kind of inflammation going on but his red blood cell count is ok.
He had trouble walking so we took him for xrays, but there was nothing obvious.
Roberto
In February 2025 we thought we'd found the ideal home for him, with someone who has adopted so many senior dogs, but after an unhappy time not mixing with the other dogs, and seemingly feeling very sorry for himself, we decided it was better all round to bring him back to the Sanctuary, with hope to try again.
Roberto's Gallery
Roberto's Latest News...
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Roberto We have some really sad news – one of our beloved senior dogs, Roberto, passed away during emergency surgery on 11 May 2025.RobertoA few days ago, we noticed that he had difficulty urinating so took him for an ultrasound. It was discovered that he had stones in his bladder and they were blocking his Click to see post….
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Roberto and Kizzy Adopted!KizzyRobertoOlga, Noel and Abby not only adopted Kizzy (now called Leena) on 26 February 2024, they also adopted old Roberto.Kizzy was found dumped outside the Sanctuary, petrified and alone. Olga immediately fell in love with Kizzy, who resembled a dear pet who passed away. KizzyKizzyWe found Roberto in January 2024 this year, Click to see post….
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