Tippi

Our beautiful girl Tippi died on 1 March 2025.
We found her hobbling around the side of the road with one foot hacked off.  She was very thin but still incredibly feisty. We had plans to amputate her damaged leg once we had built up her strength.
Tragically, she contracted distemper in the December outbreak at the Sanctuary.
She came very close to death but fought and regained her strength. However, the virus had entered her brain and nervous system and she was left with the characteristic twitch.
This in itself is not a huge problem. Many dogs go on to live full quality lives.
But distemper can affect every organ, and in Tippi's case, over the next two weeks she deteriorated rapidly, and her twitching got much worse.

She was still eating a lot but not gaining weight. We did every test possible and consulted with a number of vets, but she wasn't getting better, despite giving her every medication available.
She passed away surrounded by the people she loved the most.
Thank you to everyone who donated for her and sent love to her, and especially to her sponsors Susana, Jo and Brandon
Run free, my sweet, sweet baby girl.
Forever in our hearts