Blue Cross
3,000 Squats in August Challenge
Were challenging you to do 3,000 squats during the month of August to raise money for pets in need. Its free to register for this event and we simply ask that you raise what you can.
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3,000 Squats in August Challenge
Big THANK YOU you for being part of the Blue Cross 3,000 Squats in August Challenge.
If you have signed up to take part in the event, you can click on the Start Fundraising button on this page to set up your own JustGiving page and raise funds for Blue Cross. If fundraising is not for you, you can make a donation directly to this page by clicking on the Donate button.
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Funds raised through this challenge will help Blue Cross continue deliver their rehoming, veterinary, behaviour, education and pet bereavement support services to help pets and people in need.
Pets like Toffee who was at deaths door after swallowing a face mask
Eleven-month-old cavalier king charles spaniel Toffee needed emergency surgery after he was rushed into our animal hospital in Victoria, central London, after vomiting at home.
An ultrasound showed there was an item in the puppys stomach, but senior vet Roisin Bolger was shocked to find it was a whole large cloth face mask which was blocking the puppys stomach and small intestine when she operated.
Toffees owner, Jess Busby, who lives with her three children in London, said: We were so shocked when the vet rung us to tell us what she had found. We still dont know where he got hold of the mask.
Ms Busby said Toffee had been treated for an upset stomach but they put that down to a change in the food they were feeding him. She said: We had noticed he had an upset belly and had some diarrhoea. We spoke to a vet and explained we had recently changed his food so they advised us to feed him a bland diet and prescribed some medication so we thought he would get better. But after a week we noticed Toffee was just really lethargic and had lost weight, you could see the bones in his back and suddenly his whole demeanour just changed and he vomited."
"The sudden change over two weeks was terrifying, and we decided to call Blue Cross for a second opinion straight away. The vet advised us to come straight down to the hospital the same day. We were so worried as he was put on a drip. I have three children too and they were so worried for Toffee.
Toffee was kept overnight at the Blue Cross animal hospital in Victoria, London, and ultrasound showed there was something in his stomach.
Ms Busby said: When the vet called us to tell us they had removed a full facemask from Toffee I just couldnt believe it, I was really shocked and also shocked because Toffee is so tiny! Its terrifying to think that could have been inside him for two weeks.
Since surgery, Toffee has bounced back and is back to his puppy self. Ms Busby added: Were keeping extra eyes on him but hes running around as if nothing happened and is back to his old self. Its really great to see and my children are so glad to have him back home, we really cant thank Blue Cross enough for their care and for saving Toffees life.
Vet Roisin added: Toffee was really lucky to be brought into us when he was because blockages of the stomach and intestines like this are life-threatening. We knew something was inside him from the ultrasound, but we thought it must be a chewed-up toy or something, I couldnt believe it when I found the entire mask. Luckily for Toffee the operation was swift and its great to see he has made a speedy recovery."
